Cape Negrais
Cape Negrais
Location of Cape Negrais in Burma
Cape Negrais (
It is northernmost point of Andaman Sea where it meets Bay of Bengal. To the south and east of this point lies Andaman Sea, and to the north and west lies the Bay of Bengal.
Etymology
The European name 'Negrais' is borrowed from the Burmese name 'Nagariz' (နဂရစ်), which in turn came from 'Nagaraj' (Sanskrit: नागराज, lit. 'The dragon king'). It refers to the story of the dragon king 'Jeyasena'(ဇေယျသေန) taking some holy hairs of Buddha and creating a cape Pagoda.
See also
- Geography of Burma
- Coco Islands, Myanmar's westernmost island.
- Landfall Island, India's's northernmost island in Andaman Nicobar islands.
References
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
- ^ Captain Alves' Account of the Loss of Negrais in 1759. archive.org 2010-11-11
16°2′0″N 94°12′0″E / 16.03333°N 94.20000°E
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