{"id":1743,"date":"2025-05-02T15:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:47:48","slug":"what-is-the-southernmost-latitude-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/what-is-the-southernmost-latitude-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Southernmost Latitude of India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>southernmost latitude of India<\/strong> is <strong>6\u00b045\u203210\u2033 N<\/strong>, which lies at <strong>Indira Point<\/strong>, located in the <strong>Nicobar Islands<\/strong>, a part of the <strong>Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indira Point is situated on <strong>Great Nicobar Island<\/strong> and represents the <strong>southernmost tip of Indian territory<\/strong>. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and lies much farther south than the southernmost point on the Indian mainland, <strong>Kanyakumari<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"southernmost-points-of-india-comparison-table\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southernmost Points of India \u2013 Comparison Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Latitude (Approx.)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>State\/UT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indira Point<\/strong><\/td><td>Southernmost point of Indian territory<\/td><td><strong>6\u00b045\u203210\u2033 N<\/strong><\/td><td>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Kanyakumari<\/strong><\/td><td>Southernmost point of Indian mainland<\/td><td>8\u00b004\u2032 N<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cape Comorin<\/td><td>Coastal point often synonymous with Kanyakumari<\/td><td>8\u00b004\u2032 N<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"about-indira-point\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Indira Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coordinates<\/strong>: 6\u00b045\u203210\u2033 N, 93\u00b049\u203236\u2033 E<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Island<\/strong>: Great Nicobar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UT<\/strong>: Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Named After<\/strong>: Former Prime Minister <strong>Indira Gandhi<\/strong>, posthumously in 1985<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accessibility<\/strong>: Limited due to its remote location and ecological sensitivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interesting Fact<\/strong>:<br>Indira Point was partially submerged after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which caused significant land subsidence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read:<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/how-do-i-convert-1-cent-to-square-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Do I Convert 1 Cent to Square Feet?<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/why-is-pomfret-so-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Is Pomfret So Expensive?<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/how-to-write-15000-in-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Write 15000 in Words<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The southernmost latitude of India is 6\u00b045\u203210\u2033 N, which lies at Indira Point, located in the Nicobar Islands,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":1745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-social-science"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the Southernmost Latitude of India?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the southernmost latitude of India, including key geographical facts and the significance of Indira Point, the country&#039;s southern tip\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/what-is-the-southernmost-latitude-of-india\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the Southernmost Latitude of India?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the southernmost latitude of India, including key geographical facts and the significance of Indira Point, the country&#039;s southern tip\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/what-is-the-southernmost-latitude-of-india\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Questions &amp; 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