Indira , Pygmalion [1] ( Hindi इंदिरा पाइंट ) - Cape on the island of Big Nicobar , the southernmost point of the island and all of India .
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| Hindi इंदिरा पाइंट | |
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| Washer water areas | Bay of Bengal , Indian Ocean |
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| Region | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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The cape was named after the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi , before that it was called Cape Pygmalion. Indira is located in the north-eastern part of the Indian Ocean , northwest of Sumatra .
A lighthouse with a tower 35 m high was built on the cape, [2] however the 2004 tsunami caused some damage to the structure, and the shore plunged into the ocean. After these events, the lighthouse is half in the water. [3] However, some researchers argue that the coastline should recover over time. [four]
Notes
- ↑ Indochina // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 148-149. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Welcome to INDIRA POINT LIGHT HOUSE (unavailable link) . Archived March 3, 2013.
- ↑ Earthquake significantly changed the map of Indonesia and India
- ↑ Indira Point would re-emerge: researchers (inaccessible link - history ) .
Links
- Photogallery of Cape Indira (Inaccessible link) . Archived November 12, 2008.
- Photo of the lighthouse at Cape Indira after the 2004 tsunami