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Fishermen ready their fishing boat at the shore of Kanyakumari, in time for a fishing foray into the Indian Ocean. Kanyakumari beach is the meeting point of three oceans Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. It perched at the southern most extreme of India, is a tourist spot in Tamil Nadu. Kanyakumari formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies at the southernmost tip of mainland India (the southern extremity of India as a whole being Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island). Cape Comorin is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range along the west coast of India. The nearest major city is Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, 22 km (14 mi) away. Kanyaku