SOLIS PORTUS
SOLIS PORTUS (
Ἡλίου λιμήν,
Ptol. 7.4.6), a harbour near the SE. corner of Taprobane (
Ceylon).
It has been conjectured by Forbiger that it is the present
Vendelusbai,--a name we do not discover on the best maps. Its position, south of the Malea mountains (
Adam's Peak), is certain.
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