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Kollam, also known by its former name Quilon (historical name Desinganadu), is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea.

It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

The city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada river.

Kollam is the fourth largest city in Kerala and is known for cashew processing and coir manufacturing.

It is the southern gateway to the Backwaters of Kerala and is a prominent tourist destination.

Kollam is one of the most historic cities with continuous settlements in India.

Geographically, Quilon formation seen around coastal cliffs of Ashtamudi Lake, represent sediments laid down in the Kerala basin that existed during Mio-Pliocene times.

Munroe Island (Malayalam: മണ്‍റോത്തുരുത്ത്) or Mundrothuruthu is an inland island group located at the confluence of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, in Kollam district, Kerala, South India.

It is a group of eight small islets comprising a total area of about 13.4 km2.

The island, accessible by road, rail and inland water navigation, is about from Kollam by road, north from Paravur, west from Kundara and about from Karunagapally., the administrative village of Mundrothuruth (which includes nearby small villages as well) has a total population of 9599, consisting of 4636 males and 4963 females.

This island is also known as "Sinking Island of Kerala".

A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking area for motor vehicles rather than through a central lobby.

Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined as a portmanteau of "motor hotel", originates from the Milestone Mo-Tel of San Luis Obispo, California (now called the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo), which was built in 1925.

The term referred to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and in some circumstances, a common area or a series of small cabins with common parking.

Motels are often individually owned, though motel chains do exist.

A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling.

Most houseboats are not motorized as they are usually moored or kept stationary at a fixed point, and often tethered to land to provide utilities.

However, many are capable of operation under their own power.

A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.

In British English, the term canoe can also refer to a kayak, while canoes are then called Canadian or open canoes to distinguish them from kayaks.

However, for official competition purposes, the American distinction between a kayak and a canoe is almost always adopted.