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, the southernmost location of mainland India, all other extreme locations are uninhabited.
The latitude and longitude are expressed in, 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 below sea level.
Extreme points
The northernmost point of India lies in the territory now occupied by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan and therefore claimed by India as part of the Union Territory of Ladakh. The northernmost point administered by India lies in Ladakh. India's claim to the whole of Kashmir is disputed by Pakistan and China, with the territory currently partitioned into the region of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan, the Chinese region of Aksai Chin and the Indian-administered Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. This list provides the northernmost point as claimed by India; the northernmost disputed point that is administered by India; and the northernmost undisputed point in India. This case also applies to the highest elevated regions.India's easternmost 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. Consequently, this list mentions both the disputed and undisputed easternmost points in India.
| Heading | Location | Administrative entity | Bordering entity | Coordinates | Ref |
| North | East of Indira Col East at Siachen Glacier | Ladakh | Xinjiang, China | ||
| North | East of Kilik Pass in the Karakorum Mountains on Xinjiang-Gilgit-Baltistan border | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | Xinjiang, China | ||
| North | North of Kang La Pass at the northern end of Miyar Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district | Himachal Pradesh | Ladakh | ||
| South | Indira Point on the southernmost end of Great Nicobar island of the Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Indian Ocean | ||
| South | Cape Comorin near Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | Indian Ocean | ||
| East | Southeast of Dong village | Arunachal Pradesh | Kachin State, Myanmar | ||
| East | Chaukan Pass east of Vijaynagar in the Changlang district | Arunachal Pradesh | Kachin State, Myanmar | ||
| West | Sir Creek in Kutch, near the Guhar Moti | Gujarat | Indus River Delta, Sindh, Pakistan |
Altitudes
| Extremity | Name | Altitude | Location | State | Coordinates | Ref |
| Highest | Kangchenjunga | North Sikkim on the India-Nepal border | Sikkim | |||
| Highest | K2 | Border between Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | |||
| Highest | Nanda Devi | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | |||
| Lowest | Kuttanad | Alappuzha district | Kerala |