List of extreme points of India

The extreme points of India include the coordinates that are further north, south,
east or west than any other location in India; and the highest and the lowest altitudes
in the country. The northernmost point claimed by India is in territory disputed
between India and Pakistan. With the exception of Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin),
the southern-most location of mainland India, all other extreme locations are
uninhabited. But some consider Indira point as the extreme tip but the consideration
is neither right nor wrong.

The latitude and longitude are expressed in decimal degree notation, in which a
positive latitude value refers to the northern hemisphere, and a negative value refers
to the southern hemisphere. Similarly, a positive longitude value refers to the eastern
hemisphere, and a negative value refers to the western hemisphere. The coordinates
used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the WGS84
geodetic reference system. Additionally, a negative altitude value refers to land Extreme points of India marked on
below sea level. the map of India

Contents
Extreme points
Altitudes
See also
Notes
References

Extreme points
The northernmost point that India claims lies in the territory now administered by China as part of Xinjiang but once claimed by
Hunza and therefore claimed by India as part of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. The northernmost point administered by
India lies in Jammu & Kashmir. India's claim to the whole of Kashmir is disputed by Pakistan and China, with the territory currently
partitioned into Pakistan's state of Gilgit-Baltistan, the Chinese region of Aksai Chin and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and
Kashmir.[1] This list provides the northernmost point as claimed by India; the northern-most disputed point that is administered by
India; and the northern-most undisputed point in India. This case also applies to the highest elevated regions.

India's eastern-most state is Arunachal Pradesh. Part of the state is claimed by China as "South Tibet", though administered by India,
The easternmost of Indian-administered territory is located in this disputed region.[2] Consequently, this list mentions both the
disputed and undisputed eastern-most points in India.
 Administrative
Heading Location Bordering entity Coordinates[nb 1] Ref
entity
North
Near Indira Col, Siachen Jammu and 35.674520°N [3]
(disputed, Xinjiang, China
Glacier Kashmir 76.845245°E
administered)
Next to Kilik Pass in the
North
Karakorum Mountains on Gilgit-Baltistan, 37.08586°N [4]
(disputed, Xinjiang, China
Xinjiang-Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 74.70291°E
claimed)
border
Next to Kang La pass at Indian-
North 33.25615°N [5]
the head of Miyar Valley, Himachal Pradesh administered
(undisputed) 76.79877°E
Lahaul and Spiti district Kashmir
Indira Point in the Nicobar Andaman and 6.74678°N [6][7]
South Indian Ocean
Islands Nicobar Islands 93.84260°E
South Cape Comorin near 8.06890°N [6][8]
Tamil Nadu Indian Ocean
(mainland) Kanyakumari 77.55230°E
East
Near Kibithu in Anjaw Arunachal Kachin State, 28.01168°N [6][9]
(disputed,
district Pradesh Myanmar 97.39564°E
administered)
East Near Vijaynagar, in the Arunachal Kachin State, 27.13611°N [10]
(undisputed) Changlang district Pradesh Myanmar 97.16575°E
Sir Creek in Kutch, near 23.71307°N [11]
West Gujarat Indus River Delta
the Guhar Moti 68.03215°E

Altitudes
Extremity Name Altitude Location State Coordinates Ref
Highest 8,586 m North Sikkim on the 27.70250°N [6]
Kangchenjunga Sikkim
(undisputed) (28,169 ft) India-Nepal border 88.14833°E
Border between
Gilgit-Baltistan
(administered by
Highest 8,611 m Gilgit-Baltistan, 35.88250°N [6]
K2 Pakistan) and
(disputed) (28,251 ft) Pakistan 76.51333°E
Xinjiang
(administered by
China)
Highest
(undisputed 7,816 m 30.37667°N [6]
Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand
and entirely (25,643 ft)cb 79.97083°E
within India)
−2.2 m 9.15360°N [12]
Lowest Kuttanad Alappuzha district Kerala
(−7.2 ft) 76.47300°E

See also
Geography of India
Extreme points of Asia
Kashmir conflict

Notes
1. Coordinates obtained fromGoogle Earth. Google Earth makes use of theWGS84 geodetic reference system.
References
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from the original on 2008-
05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
2. "Why China claims Arunachal Pradesh"(http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/16sld1.htm). Rediff.com. 2006-11-16.
Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20080617232324/http://www
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4). Google. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20140614092104/https://www
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6.8466693,15z/data=!5m1!1e4)from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
4. "Google Maps (Gilgit-Baltistan)"(https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.08586,74.70291&spn=0.00973,0.013819
&z=16). Google. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
5. "Google Maps (Himachal Pradesh)"(https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.25615,76.79877&spn=0.06575,0.110
55&z=13). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
6. Thomas (2003). Manorama Yearbook 2003. Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. p. 649.ISBN 81-900461-8-7.
7. "Google Maps (Kashmir)"(https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=6.746782,93.84264&spn=0.019519,0.027637&z=1
5). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
8. "Google Maps (Tamil Nadu)" (https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=8.06896,77.552319&spn=0.00973,0.013819&z
=16). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
9. "Google Maps (Arunachal Pradesh)"(https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=28.017135,97.403669&spn=0.017352,
0.027637&z=15). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
10. "Google Maps (Arunachal Pradesh)"(https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=27.125834,97.167377&spn=0.017493,
0.027637&z=15). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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=15). Google. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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0.htm). The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

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