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Indira Point is the South Most Point of
India. Read to know more about southernmost extreme of India
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Southernmost Point of India
Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the Great
Nicobar island is the southernmost point of land in the territory of
India. It is at 6o 45' N latitude. Indira Point was formerly known as
Pygmalion Point and it was so named by the late Rajiv Gandhi after his
mother on a visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A large part of
the Indira point was submerged under the sea due to the tsunami
generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The sea is now slowly
retreating back to its original position. Indira Point is also a
favourite nesting site for exotic sea animals.
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