Indira Point | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 6°46′50″N 93°49′33″E / 6.780621°N 93.8258513°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
District | Nicobar |
Tehsil | Great Nicobar |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
2011 census code | 645188 |
Indira Point, the southernmost point of India's territory,[1] is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[2]
Rondo Island, Indonesia's northernmost island in Sabang district of Aceh province of Sumatra, lies 163 km south of Little Andaman Island,[3] and 145 km or 80 nautical miles from Indira Point. India and Indonesia are upgrading the deep sea port Sabang under the strategic military and economic collaboration to protect the channel between Great Nicobar Island and Rondo Island (c. May 2019),[4] which is 612 km or 330 nautical miles from Indira Point.