Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier

Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier is a pier in Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier is situated nearby to the town Kayts, as well as near the hamlet Thankodai.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kayts Island Fort and Fort Hammenhiel.

Kayts Island Fort

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. Kayts Island Fort is situated 1¼ km southwest of Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier.

Fort Hammenhiel

Hotel

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. Fort Hammenhiel is situated 1 km west of Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier.

Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam

School

Photo: Kaytsfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Karampon, Sri Lanka. Karampon Shanmuganatha Maha Vidyalayam is situated 2½ km south of Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayts and Thankodai.

Kayts

Town

Kayts, is a village on Velanai Island, off the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. There are a number of other villages on the island such as Allaippiddi, Mankumpan, Velanai, Saravanai, Puliyankoodal, Suruvil, Naranthanai, Karampon and Melinchimunai.

Thankodai

Hamlet

Thankodai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thankodai is situated 4 km north of Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier.

Karainagar

Town

Photo: Indi Samarajiva, CC BY 2.0.

Karainagar is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the island of Karaitivu. In Tamil, the name is derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement on the sea coast. Karainagar is the nearest town to Casuarina Beach. Karainagar is situated 4½ km northeast of Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier.

Her Majesty’s Celyon Ship Elara Pier

Type: Pier
Category: transportation
Location: Karainagar South West, Karainagar Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.7109° or 9° 42′ 39″ north

Longitude

79.8572° or 79° 51′ 26″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

6JXXPV64+9V

GeoNames ID

7324117

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