Kanya Kumari (English spelling)

...In ancient times, it was recorded as Komaria Akron on Ptolemy's map, and Marco Polo also called it Comari. After independence, it was called Kanyā Kumari after the temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Kumari built at the tip of the cape. The southern extension of the Western Ghats is the South Sahiyādori mountain range, but Cape Comorin is located in the part of that massif that has eroded to form a broad plateau 20 to 50 meters above sea level.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kanyā Kumari" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…古くは，プトレマイオスの地図にコマリア･アクロンKomaria Akronと記載され，マルコ･ポーロもコマリComariと呼んだ。独立後は，岬の先端に建つ処女神クマリを祀る寺院の名にちなんで，カニヤー･クマリKanyā Kumariと呼ぶ。西ガーツ山脈の南方延長は南サヒヤードリSouth Sahiyādori山塊となるが，コモリン岬はその南端が浸食されて標高20～50mの広い台地となっている部分にある。…

※「Kanyā Kumari」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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