Cape Comorin
The Cape Comorin ( English : Cape Comorin ) is the southernmost point on the mainland of the Indian subcontinent . Located at 8 ° 4 'north latitude and 77 ° 35' east longitude, the rocky headland in the state of Tamil Nadu is an extension of the Western Ghats . Two branches of the Indian Ocean , the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal , meet there.
The town of Kanyakumari , with a population of 20,000, is located on Cape Komorin and is an important pilgrimage destination due to its location on the southern tip of India. The name Komorin is a corruption of the Tamil name Kanniyakumari , which means "[place of] the virgin princess" and refers to the goddess worshiped there.
Although Cape Comorin marks the southern end of the Indian subcontinent, it is not the southernmost point of the Indian national territory: The Nicobar archipelago is even further south.
A few hundred meters to the east are two small rock islands, the closest and smaller of which bears the Tiruvalluvar statue , and the other, Vivekananda Rock , the Vivekananda rock monument .
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Coordinates: 8 ° 4 ′ 31.9 ″ N , 77 ° 32 ′ 54.3 ″ E