Mount Formosa was the Portuguese-British colonial-era name attributed to a group of contiguous hills near

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. The British colonial geographer and historian

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stated that it is approximately located at 12° 22′ N latitude, at a distance of about 9 nautical leagues from

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and about 6 - 6.5 nautical leagues from Mount Dilly.

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{{reflist Geography of Kasaragod district