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Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination and pilgrimage centre in India. Notable tourist spots include its unique sunrise and sunset points, the 41-metre (133 ft) Thiruvalluvar Statue, and Vivekananda Rock Memorial off the coast. Lying at the tip of peninsular India, the town is bordered on the west, south, and east by the Laccadive Sea. It has a coastline of 71.5 kilometres (44.4 mi) stretched along these three sides.
On the shores of the city is a temple dedicated to Goddess Kanniyakumari, after which the town is named. Kanyakumari has been a city since the Sangam period and was referred to in old Malayalam literature and in the accounts of Ptolemy and Marco Polo.
The state-owned Poompuhar Shipping Corporation runs ferry services between the town and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar Statue, both situated on rocky islets off the coast. The operation of the ferry service began in 1984. Two ferries were used until June 2013, after which a third ferry was added to the service on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Swamy Vivekananda.
Connectivity
The Kanyakumari Railway Station and nearby Nagercoil Railway Station offer direct connection by Rail to almost all metropolitan cities in India.
Air
The nearest Airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 90 km from Kanyakumari Town and 70 km from Nagercoil. Kanyakumari is 744 km (462 mi) from Chennai.
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