Indira Point

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Indira Point is the southernmost tip of India, located on Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Indira Point canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extreme point of a country
geographical location
headland
lighthouse
administrativeDivision Campbell Bay
surface form: Campbell Bay tehsil
affectedByEvent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
belongsTo Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
borderType maritime boundary region of India
climate tropical rainforest climate
coast western coast of Great Nicobar Island
country India
distanceToChennai about 1250 km (approximate)
distanceToMainland over 1200 km from Indian mainland (approximate)
distanceToPortBlair about 540 km (approximate)
experienced land subsidence during 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
faces Indian Ocean
governedBy Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Administration
hasCoordinateSystem latitude–longitude
hasFeature lighthouse
hasFormerName Pygmalion Point
hasGeopoliticalSignificance marks southern limit of India’s territory
hasNearbyWaterBody Andaman Sea
surface form: Andaman Sea (wider region)
hasTransportAccess by helicopter from Campbell Bay
by sea from Port Blair
isExtremePointType southernmost land point of India
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Great Nicobar Island
Indian Ocean
Indira Point self-linksurface differs
Nicobar district
namedAfter Indira Gandhi
nearbyProtectedArea Campbell Bay National Park
nearbySettlement Campbell Bay
Laxmi Nagar
oceanographicContext eastern Indian Ocean region
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
region Bay of Bengal
surface form: Southeast Bay of Bengal
southernmostPointOf India
India
surface form: Republic of India
strategicImportance close to Malacca Strait sea lanes
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30

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Great Nicobar Island hasPoint Indira Point
Indira Point locatedIn Indira Point self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Indira Point Lighthouse