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Southern tip (Kanyakumari): What is geographically special about Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of peninsular India? Choose the best description capturing its location context. Choose the correct option.

Q: Southern tip (Kanyakumari): What is geographically special about Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of peninsular India? Choose the best description capturing its location context. Choose the correct option.

Note Kanyakumari is famed as the confluence of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. India’s absolute southernmost point including islands is Indira Point (Great Nicobar). Final Answer Confluence of three water bodies.

Difficulty: Easy

It is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean
It lies exactly on the Equator
It is where the Ganga meets the sea
It is India’s southernmost point including islands

Correct Answer: It is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean

Explanation:

Note

Kanyakumari is famed as the confluence of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. India’s absolute southernmost point including islands is Indira Point (Great Nicobar).

Final Answer
Confluence of three water bodies.

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