Palmyras Point
Palmyras Point or Point Palmyras is a low headland in the Bay of Bengal. It is located at the eastern end of the Brahmani River delta in the state of Odisha, India, close to the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, an area of mangroves. False Point, located further south, derives its name from the circumstance that vessels proceeding up the Bay of Bengal frequently mistook it for Point Palmyras.Palmyras Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: cape
- Location: Rajnagar, Kendrapara, Odisha, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.77174° or 20° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
86.98544° or 86° 59′ 8″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
7MG8QXCP+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10563405626OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Palmyras Point” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Palmyras Point”
- Cebuano: “Palmyras Point”
- Czech: “Mys Palmyras”
- Swedish: “Palmyras Point”
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