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CAPE COMORIN

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 794 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAPE See also:

COMORIN  , a headland in the See also:state of See also:Travancore, forming the extreme See also:southern point of the See also:peninsula of See also:India . It is situated in 8° 4' 20" N., 770 35' 35° E., and is the terminating point of the western See also:Ghats . The See also:village of See also:Comorin, with the See also:temple of Kanniyambal, the " virgin goddess," on the See also:coast at the See also:apex of the headland, is a frequented See also:place of See also:pilgrimage .

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