GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Kanyakumari
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Lakshya
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Indira
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Rabindra
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indira Point, the southernmost point of India’s territory, is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of Indian mainland while “Indira Point” is the southernmost point of land in the Indian Territory and the southernmost tip of the Great Nicobar Island. Formerly Indira Point was known as Pygmalion Point and was named by Rajiv Gandhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete Answer: The southernmost point of India’s territory is the Indira Point, a village formerly known as the Pygmalion Point in the Nicobar district. It was later named as the Indira Point after the name of the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Detailed explanation-4: -The northernmost point of India is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The point is known as Indira Col. The Indira Col has an altitude of 5, 764 metres is a mountain pass located on the Indira Ridge in the Siachen Muztagh in the Karakoram Range. There are two Col present in this region.