Like Sumatra, it was once known as Taprobane thanks to Alexander the Great's general Onesicritus, and classical geographers long debated whether it stretched nearly to the coast of Africa.
Like Sumatra, it was once known as Taprobane thanks to Alexander the Great's general Onesicritus, and classical geographers long debated whether it stretched nearly to the coast of Africa. Fronted on the west by the Gulf of Mannar, this island was formerly connected to the Asian mainland by a series of limestone shoals known as Adam's Bridge. For 10 points, name this teardrop- shaped island on whose eastern side lies the Bay of Bengal and which is separated from India by the Palk Strait, formerly known as Ceylon.
Like Sumatra, it was once known as Taprobane thanks to Alexander the Great's general Onesicritus, and classical geographers long debated whether it stretched nearly to the coast of Africa.
Democratic Socialist Republic of {Sri Lanka} [or {Sri Lanka} Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya]