Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c15.22

c15.22

As for the four other dvīpas, a search is to be made for them keeping in view their directions as suggested by the order of their names in the Purânic list. Gabhastimat, Nâga, and Saumya are to be located in S.-W., W. and N.-W. respectively. And we have Laccadive, Maldive or Ernaculam in the S.-W., Salsette, Elephanta (meaning the same as Nâga or Elephant), and Kathiawar in the W., and Cutch in the N.-W. (according to the direction of Kûrmavibhâga and Bhuvanakosha). Vâruna of N.-E. seems to be the Indian colony in Central Asia the exploration and research in connection with which by Sir A. Stein and a host of Russian, French, German, English and Japanese scholars are supplying new light on Indian culture.