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Binomial name; Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray, ... commonly known as the Sri Lankan flapshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to Sri Lanka. [3] References
Sri Lanka Pigeon Island Nainativu Bone Island, Batticaloa Kakaraitivu Island 17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in ...
Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the former Indian president, Dr.
Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh. [4] [5] Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry". [6] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal. [7]
Info This map is part of a series of location maps with unified standards: SVG as file format, standardised colours and name scheme. The boundaries on these maps always show the de facto situation and do not imply any endorsement or acceptance.
Update : cleaning code (removing hidden parts remaining from Sri Lanka Locator.svg), decreasing weight, joining broken paths, standard colors (C8EBFF for sea, FEFEE4 for land) 17:58, 27 November 2007: 842 × 1,190 (527 KB) Obersachse == Summary == {{Information |Description=Locator map for Sri Lanka.
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The island of Sri Lanka as appeared in the Mao Kun map. Marco Polo, in 1298 CE, names it Seilan. [28] In the Chinese Mao Kun map (17th century but believed to date from the early 15th century), the name appears as Xilan (锡闌), also Xilan (細蘭) in the 13th century Chinese work Zhu Fan Zhi. [29]