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'''Nilgiri Hills''' was an administrative district of [[Madras Presidency]] during the British period. [[Ootacamund]] is the main town. | |||
[[Ootacamund]] is the main town. | |||
==Refer also== | ==Refer also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_092.gif The Nilgiris District] | |||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=VSQAAAAAQAAJ&&pg=PR1 ''Observations on the Neilgherries''] by Robert Baikie MD 1834 Google Books | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=VSQAAAAAQAAJ&&pg=PR1 ''Observations on the Neilgherries''] by Robert Baikie MD 1834 Google Books | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/neilgherriesincl00baikrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The Neilgherries: including an account of their topography, climate, soil and productions; and of the effects of the climate on the European constitution''] by Robert Baikie MD 1857 2nd edition, updated. Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/neilgherriesincl00baikrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The Neilgherries: including an account of their topography, climate, soil and productions; and of the effects of the climate on the European constitution''] by Robert Baikie MD 1857 2nd edition, updated. Archive.org | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Districts]] | |||
Revision as of 16:36, 10 June 2012
| Nilgiri Hills | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 11.375°N 76.758333°E |
| Altitude: | 24 peaks above 2,000m (6,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Nilgiri Hills |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway | |
Nilgiri Hills was an administrative district of Madras Presidency during the British period. Ootacamund is the main town.
Refer also
External links
Historical books online
- Observations on the Neilgherries by Robert Baikie MD 1834 Google Books
- The Neilgherries: including an account of their topography, climate, soil and productions; and of the effects of the climate on the European constitution by Robert Baikie MD 1857 2nd edition, updated. Archive.org
- A Manual of the Nílagiri District in the Madras Presidency by HB Grigg 1880 Archive.org
- Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris by W Francis 1908 Archive.org
- The Nilgiri Guide and Directory by JSC Eagan 1916 Archive.org