False Point
False Point is a low headland in the Bay of Bengal. It is located in the Kendrapara district of Odisha, India. The point derives its name from the circumstance that vessels proceeding up the Bay of Bengal frequently mistook it for Point Palmyras, less than a degree farther north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
False Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in the Bay of Bengal
- Category: headland
- Location: Mahakalapada, Kendrapara, Odisha, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.32208° or 20° 19′ 20″ northLongitude
86.73895° or 86° 44′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7MG88PCQ+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 10563405625OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
1271960Wikidata ID
Q3825601
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“False Point” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “False Point”
- Cebuano: “False Point”
- Oriya: “ଫଲ୍ସ ପଏଣ୍ଟ”
- Swedish: “False Point”
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