SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Indira Point
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Indira col
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Kanyakumari
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indira Col is India’s northernmost point, and “Indira Point” in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is its southernmost. The furthest east point of India lies at Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, while the extreme west point is near the “Guhar Moti” in Gujarat’s Kutch.
Detailed explanation-2: -The eastern col was named Indira Col in 1912 by Bullock Workman, after one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indira Col of India is located at Siachen Murtagh of Karakoram Range at an altitude of 5, 764 meters (18, 911 feet). This is the point where the boundaries of India, Pakistan, and China are nearby. 2. Indira Col has no relation to Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.