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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi),<ref>https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx</ref> New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area.[30] Since the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravali Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the | With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi),<ref>https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx</ref> New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area.[30] Since the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravali Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the Yamuna River, it is essentially a landlocked city. East of the river is the urban area of [[Shahdara]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080302220220/http://www.ndmc.gov.in/AboutNDMC/NNDMCAct.aspx</ref> | ||
===Seismology=== | ===Seismology=== | ||