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COROMANDEL COAST

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 184 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COROMANDEL

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COAST  , a name formerly applied officially to the eastern seaboard of
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India approximately between Cape Calimere, in ro° 17' N., 790 56' E., and the mouths of the
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Kistna
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river . The
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shore, which is
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low, is without a single
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good natural
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harbour, and is at all times beaten by a heavy
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sea . Communication with
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ships can be effected only by catamarans and
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flat-bottomed surf-boats . The
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north-
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east
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monsoon, which lasts from
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October till
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April, is exceedingly violent for three months after its commencement . From April till October hot southerly winds
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blow by
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day ; at
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night the
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heat is tempered by sea-breezes . The
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principal places frequented by
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shipping are
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Pulicat,
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Madras, Sadras,
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Pondicherry,
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Cuddalore,
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Tranquebar, Nagore, and
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Negapatam . The name Coromandel is said to be derived from Cholamandal, the mandal or region of the
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ancient
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dynasty of the Chola . Its
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official use has lapsed .

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