Indira Point

Indira Point, the southernmost point of India's territory, 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.

Indira Point
Village
Indira Point
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Indira Point
Indira Point (India)
Coordinates: 6.780621°N 93.8258513°E / 6.780621; 93.8258513
Country India
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilGreat Nicobar
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total27
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code645188

Rondo Island, Indonesia's northernmost island in Sabang district of Aceh province of Sumatra, lies 163 km south of Little Andaman Island, 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), which is 612 km or 330 nautical miles from Indira Point.

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