Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Question 843

X is a legendary island which was reputed during the age of exploration to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Portugal and Spain.

It appeared on a 1367 chart by Franciscus Pizzigano. A theory which first emerged in the late eighteenth century fancifully connected it with Plato's Atlantis, but this has been dismissed by academics. X appears in virtually all of the known surviving Portolan charts of the Atlantic. On these maps, X was typically depicted on a similar scale to Portugal's, lying around 200 miles west of the Azores. It was drawn as an almost perfect rectangle, its long axis running north-south, but with seven trefoil bays shared between the east and west coasts. Each city lay on a bay.

Why has the name "X" recently come in the news especially in India?


Answer: Antilia, that's what Mukesh Ambani's new residence sky-scraper has been named.

9 Answers:

Aditthya said...

antilla

Siddarth Pai said...

Antilla

name of Ambani's house

varun said...

antilia mukesh ambani's home
most expensive in the world

Joydip said...

Antillia.
As we all know about the Mukesh Ambani, Yes! You are right I am talking about the India’s richest man. Finally he decides to move into Antilia. It is considering to be a world most expensive home that is owned by a man. Its all about the life style of a millionare

Unknown said...

X - Antilia. Mukesh Ambani's luxurious residence also has the name Antilia which he is planning to change.

Sukanto said...

ANTILIA !
i guess in the indian news because its the name of Ambani's new 27 floor Mumbai residence.

indian said...

ANTILLA --- RECENTLY IN NEWS FOR THE MUKESH AMBANI'S HOUSE IS ALSO OPENED WITH THE NAME ANTILLA.

Unknown said...

Antilla and because it is the name of mukesh ambani's home

Nihar said...

Look at the quizzard.
Theme rounds on.
TRy to crack it!
http://the-quizzard.blogspot.com/