cape comorin is located at bay of bengal in india map.
cape comorin is located at bay of bengal in india map.
where is cape comorin located in india map?
bay of bengal
the place derives its name from the goddess devi kanya kumari, considered to be the sister of krishna, a goddess is believed to remove the rigidity from the mind, to whom women pray for marriage. in 1656, the dutch east india company conquered portuguese ceylon from the portuguese, and the name eventually corrupted to "comorin" and was called "cape comorin" during british rule in india. the city was later renamed "kanyakumari" by the government of india and the government of madras.









































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kanyakumari
"bonaventure" then set out on an early expedition that became a forerunner to the east india company; according to sir george c. v. holmes, "bonaventure"—operating under the auspices of the levant company—was the first english ship to make a successful voyage to india. under the command of james lancaster she left england in april 1591 with two other ships ("penelope" and "marchant royal") and then sailed around cape comorin and on to the malay peninsula. having reached table bay (1 august 1591), and losing one ship off cape correntes on 12 september, the squadron rested and refitted at zanzibar (february 1592), rounded cape comorin the following may, and reached the malay peninsula having arrived at penang in june. here they remained on the island until september of the same year and pillaged every vessel he encountered.
english ship bonaventure (1567)