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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





Revision as of 15:36, 25 November 2018

Marmagao
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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


External links

"Mormugao" Wikipedia.