INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ on the Nicobar Islands is the southernmost point of India.
A
Southern Point
B
India Point
C
South Point
D
Indira Point
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The southernmost part of India is the Indira Point is located in the island of Andaman and Nicobar. It is a village in the Nicobar island and the specific location of the point is in the Great Nicobar Tehsil (District). The place was named as Indira point after the Former Indian Prime minister Indira Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The southernmost point of the Indian union is Indira Point in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which is a union territory. It is a village on Great Nicobar Island. It was known as the Pygmalion point till mid-1985 when it was renamed in honor of Indira Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -The southernmost point of the Indian Republic is known as Indira Point. It is located at 6°45’10′′N and 93°49’36′′E, on Great Nicobar Island, in the Nicobar Islands, in the eastern Indian Ocean. The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, not the Indian mainland, is where this is located.

Detailed explanation-5: -The point was earlier known as Pygmalion Point and Parsons Point. The announcement was made by the local Member of Parliament when Indira Gandhi visited the local lighthouse on 19 February 1984. The official renaming ceremony happened on 10 October 1985.

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