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'''Marmagao''' was the main port in (Portugese) [[Goa]]. It was also the terminus for the [[West of India Portuguese Railway]], a British owned and run company, which ran from [[Londa]] on the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] ''via'' the frontier station of [[Castle Rock]]. | '''Marmagao''' was the main port in (Portugese) [[Goa]]. It was also the terminus for the [[West of India Portuguese Railway]], a British owned and run company, which ran from [[Londa]] on the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] ''via'' the frontier station of [[Castle Rock]]. | ||
==Alternative Spelling== | |||
*Marmagao - Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908, which we take as the definitve form | |||
*Mormugao - Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909 Railway Map; and the modern form shown on Google Maps | |||
*Marmagaurn - is the form used in the 1878-79 Annual Report on Railways | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:45, 25 November 2018
| Marmagao | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: n/a | |
| Coordinates: | 15.40823°N, 73.788727°E |
| Altitude: | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mormugao |
| State/Province: | Goa |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| West of India Portuguese Railway | |
Marmagao was the main port in (Portugese) Goa. It was also the terminus for the West of India Portuguese Railway, a British owned and run company, which ran from Londa on the Southern Mahratta Railway via the frontier station of Castle Rock.
Alternative Spelling
- Marmagao - Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908, which we take as the definitve form
- Mormugao - Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909 Railway Map; and the modern form shown on Google Maps
- Marmagaurn - is the form used in the 1878-79 Annual Report on Railways
External links
"Mormugao" Wikipedia.