Neduntheevu

Neduntheevu or Neduntivu (; ) (also known by its Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named as Delft in the Admiralty Chart unlike the other islands, whose names are Tamil.

== Description == Neduntheevu is a flat, roughly oval-shaped island surrounded by shallow waters and beaches of coral chunks and sand. The population consists of Sri Lankan Tamils, mostly living in townships near the north coast. The vegetation is of a semi-arid tropical type, with palmyra palms, dry shrubs and grasses that grow in the pale grey porous coralline soil. Papayas, bananas, coconuts and other plants grow in managed gardens close to people's homes. A naval battle was fought off the coast of the island in 2008 during the Sri Lankan Civil War. There are feral horses on the island, which numbered around 1000 in 2013. These are descendants of the horses brought to the island by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. The island was named after the Dutch city of Delft by Rijckloff van Goens, who named the eight most important islands after Dutch cities.