Eluvaitivu

Eluvaitivu is an island off the coast of the in northern , located approximately 22 kilometres west of the city of . Eluvaitivu has several meanings in Tamil including "the island of a landmark" which is derived from the Tamil words elu, vai and tivu.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: island in Sri Lanka

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Hammenhiel கடல் கோட்டை.
AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island… is situated 4½ km east of Eluvaitivu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayts.
, is a village on Velanai Island, off the in northern . is situated 6 km east of Eluvaitivu.

Eluvaitivu

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Latitude
9.7008° or 9° 42′ 3″ north
Longitude
79.8102° or 79° 48′ 37″ east
Open location code
6JXXPR26+73
Geo­Names ID
8224973
Wiki­data ID
Q2607869

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Tamil—“Eluvaitivu” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Eluvaytivu”
  • Cebuano: “Eluvaitivu (administratibo nga balangay)”
  • Cebuano: “Eluvaitivu”
  • Dutch: “Eluvaitivu”
  • Japanese: “エルヴァイティヴ島”
  • Polish: “Eluvaitivu”
  • Russian: “Элуваитиву”
  • Sinhala: “එළුවතීවු”
  • Spanish: “Eluvaitivu”
  • Swedish: “Eluvaitivu (administrativ by)”
  • Swedish: “Eluvaitivu”
  • Tamil: “எழுவைதீவு”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eluvaitivu and Parititivu.

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