Mount Formosa Explained

Mount Formosa was the Portuguese-British colonial-era name attributed to a group of contiguous hills near Kanhangad, Kerala, India.The British colonial geographer and historian James Horsburgh stated that it is approximately located at 12° 22′ N latitude, at a distance of about 9 nautical leagues from Mangalore and about 6 - 6.5 nautical leagues from Mount Dilly.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Horsburgh. James. India Directory, Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, and the Interjacent Ports, Volume 1. 1836. W.H. Allen and Co.. London. 421. Fourth. 5 October 2017.