INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The southern most part of the islands is called ____
A
Indira Point
B
Kanyakumari
C
Cape
D
none of above
Explanation: 

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: -The southernmost point of the country is Indira Point (Nicobar Islands) which lies on 6°4′ N latitudes and Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland which lies at 8°4′ N latitudes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indira Point is situated in the Great Nicobar group of Island in Andaman Nicobar Islands. It is not visible today because it was submerged under the sea in the 2004 Tsunami. It was named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indira Point is the Southernmost point of India. It is situated in the Great Nicobar group of Islands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indira Points refers to the southern most tip of Great Nicobar Island which is also the Southernmost point of India. Originally a lighthouse stood at this tip but in the Tsunami of 2004 the sea has barged in and the lighthouse now stands in the sea.

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