Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian/Frag. VIII.
Fragm. VIII.
Arr. Indica, III. 7-8.
Of the Size of India.
With Megasthenês the breadth of India is its extent from east to west, though this is called by others its length. His account is that the breadth at shortest is 16,000 stadia, and its length-by which he means its extent from north to south-is at the narrowest 22,300 stadia.