Planasia
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Planasia was an Arabian Island mentioned by Pliny.[1]
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Palan = Planasia (Pliny.vi.37)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Fortunate Islands.... He then states that at a distance of two hundred and fifty miles from these, opposite the left of Mauritania, and situate in the direction of the sun at the eighth hour, are the Fortunate Islands5, one of which, from its undulating surface, has the name of Invallis6, and another that of Planasia7, from the peculiarity8 of its appearance. He states also that the circumference of Invallis is three hundred miles, and that trees grow to a height of one hundred and fourteen feet.
5 He does not appear on this occasion to reckon those already mentioned as belonging to the group of the Fortunatæ Insulæ.
6 The present Isle of Teneriffe.
7 Supposed to be that now called Gran Canaria.
8 The smoothness of its surface.