The regions on the South and North of Meru - Verse 11

On the northern side of Kuru is the celestial region Suryadvlpa covering an area of one thousand yojanas washed by the waves of the ocean. In its middle is a great mountain, a hundred yojanas in extent. From it arises the river called Suryavarta. The abode of the Sun is there. Therein live the people with the Sun as their god and having the same complexion as his, with duration of life of ten thousand years.