Province Wellesley (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1861984
Library of congress:
sh2018000669
DLC:
sh2018000669
LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS:
9810828054100041
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2017343767: Khoo, Salma Nasution. Seberang Perai, 2016:t.p. (Seberang Perai; Province Wellesley) summary (The State of Penang is made up of Penang Island and Province Wellesley on the west coast of Malay Peninsula. Province Wellesley is about 13 miles at its widest and 32.5 miles at its longest)
- GEOnet, March 26, 2018(Province Wellesley, a region located in Pulau Pinang State, Malaysia; 05°25'00"N, 100°25'00"E; variant: Wellesley)
- Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia, March 26, 2018(Seberang Perai, also known as Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland on the Malay Peninsula opposite Penang Island, which, together with the island, forms the Malaysian state of Penang. Seberang Perai was originally named Province Wellesley after Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, who served as the Governor of Madras and Governor-General of Bengal between 1797 and 1805. The term 'Seberang Perai' was believed to be derived from a local phrase used to refer to the northern banks of the Perai River)