South Asia, also known as the Indian subcontinent, extends from the Himalayas south to form a huge triangle that juts into the Indian Ocean with the Arabian Sea on one side and the Bay of Bengal on the other.

India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the small Himalayan coun­tries of Nepal and Bhutan are included in this area. South Asia can be divided roughly into three parts, beginning with the triangle-shaped Deccan Plateau, moving north to the fertile plain along the Ganges and Indus rivers, and finally extending to the north­ernmost section at the foot of the Himalayas.

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