Kanyakumari

The southernmost tip of mainland Africa is Cape of Good Hope whereas that of mainland India is Cape Comorin (now called Kanyakumari). Cape of Good Hope borders the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, while Cape Comorin Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. Both Capes are popular tourist destinations. People at Kanyakumari like to dip their bodies in sea water instead of that on River Ganges.

Kanyakumari is a town in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The closest major cities are Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, (22 km away) and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (88 km).

On two rocky islets just off the shore, southeast of the Kumari Amman temple, are the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, built in 1970 by Eknath Ranade, and the 133 feet (41 m) tall statue of Tamil saint–poet Thiruvalluvar, one of the biggest statues in Asia, completed in 2000 by sculptor V. Ganapati Sthapati.