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'''Sri Lanka''' — known in the early [[20th century]] as '''Ceylon''' — was a [[country]] to which [[Jimmy Turner]] was posted by [[UNIT]] sometime soon after his marriage to [[Isobel Watkins]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | |||
== Geography == | |||
[[File:Map (Survivors of the Flux).jpg|thumb|right|Location of Ceylon. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'')]] | |||
Ceylon was an island in the south of [[Asia]].<ref>The map shown in ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'' shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'', Ceylon is located just south of Hindustan.</ref> It was located roughly south of [[Hindoostan]], just east of [[Cape Comorin]]. It was south-west of the [[Bay of Bengal]] and south-east of the [[Arabian Sea]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
Ceylon appeared on a map of the region in [[1904]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') | |||
[[Tara Mishra]] was from Sri Lanka. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas Special (WEB short story)|Christmas Special]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 2 December 2021
Sri Lanka — known in the early 20th century as Ceylon — was a country to which Jimmy Turner was posted by UNIT sometime soon after his marriage to Isobel Watkins. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Ceylon was an island in the south of Asia.[1] It was located roughly south of Hindoostan, just east of Cape Comorin. It was south-west of the Bay of Bengal and south-east of the Arabian Sea. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ceylon appeared on a map of the region in 1904. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)
Tara Mishra was from Sri Lanka. (PROSE: Christmas Special)
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The map shown in War of the Sontarans shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in Survivors of the Flux, Ceylon is located just south of Hindustan.
