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South Asia
South Asia
or
Southern Asia
is a term used to represent the
southern
region
of the
Asian
continent
, which comprises the
sub-Himalayan
SAARC
countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east. Topographically, it is dominated by the
Indian Plate
, which rises
above sea level
as
Nepal
and northern parts of
India
situated south of the
Himalayas
and the
Hindu Kush
. South Asia is bounded on the south by the
Indian Ocean
and on land (clockwise, from
west
) by
West Asia
,
Central Asia
,
East Asia
, and
Southeast Asia
. The terms "
Indian subcontinent
" and "South Asia" are sometimes used interchangeably.
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