Question: Xestaspis paulina is endemic to a country that is located northeast of where?

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Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway: The Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway is located northeast of Silverton, Colorado in San Juan and Hinsdale Counties.  The route is circular, running from the ghost town of Animas Forks to Lake City and return.  The Byway combines crossings of Engineer and Cinnamon Passes with high country scenery that features river meadows, alpine tundra, and ghost towns.

Ilhéu do Baluarte: Ilhéu do Baluarte (Portuguese for "braithwait", known as Braithwait Island up to the mid 20th century) is a small uninhabited tiny islet of the Sotavento archipelago in Cape Verde located northeast of the Boa Vista and is part of the parish of São João Batista.  It has the easternmost point in Cape Verde.  From that point, its distance to the African mainland is about 560 km east.  Its length mainly goes from east to west, the highest point is only five meters and is a flat and rocky isle made up of basaltic rocks, its location is located northeast of Ponta do Rife between the abandoned salt mines and Porto Ferreira.

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා "Śrī Laṃkā ", Tamil: இலங்கை "Ilaṅkai"), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country located southeast of the Republic of India and northeast of the Maldives.  Its current existence is due to the merger of several empires present on the island under European colonial rule.

Anvil Island: Anvil Island, is the third-largest of the islands in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, and the northernmost of the major islands in that sound.  It is located northeast of Gambier Island and southwest of Britannia Beach and west of Porteau Cove.  The Defence Islands are to its northeast and are Indian Reserves of the Squamish Nation.  A summer camp, Daybreak Point Bible Camp, operates on the south of the island, and people are located on the southern side of the island.

Al-Masmiyah: Al-Masmiyah (Arabic: المسمية‎ ‎ , also spelled Musmiyeh, Mesmiyeh, Mismiya and Musmeih) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa in the al-Sanamayn District.  Nearby localities include Jabab and Muthabin to the west, Ghabaghib to the northeast, Jubb al-Safa to the north, Burraq to the northeast, Khalkhalah and al-Surah al-Saghirah to the southeast and Dama to the south.  According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Masmiyah had a population of 1,498 in the 2004 census.  It is the administrative center of the al-Masmiyah "nahiyah" ("subdistrict") which consists of 16 localities with a collective population of 8,773 in 2004.  As of the early 20th century, its inhabitants were largely Melkite Christians, though there was a small Muslim community as well.

Ryfylke: Ryfylke is a traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway.  The 4546 km2 district is located northeast of the city of Stavanger and east of the city of Haugesund and it encompasses about 60% of the county's area.  It includes the mainland located northeast and east of the Boknafjorden and east of the Høgsfjorden.  It also includes the islands located on the south side of the Boknafjorden.  To the east, Ryfylke borders the districts of Setesdal and Sirdal, to the south is Jæren, and to the west is Haugalandet.  Ryfylke is one of the 15 districts in Western Norway.

Hala, Syria: Hala (Arabic: حله‎ ‎ ) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains.  Nearby localities include Ma'loula and Yabroud to the northeast, Hosh Arab, Rankous and Assal al-Ward to the northeast and Jayroud and al-Qutayfah to the east.  According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hala had a population of 3,921 in the 2004 census.

North Hill Marsh Pond: North Hill Marsh Pond is a 38 acre pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA.  The pond is the headwaters to the Back River.  The pond is located northeast of Round Pond and north of Island Creek Pond.  A wildlife sanctuary borders this pond to the south, and the North Hill Country Club, accessible via Merry Avenue, off Route 14, borders this pond to the northeast.  The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants in the pond.

Xestaspis paulina: Xestaspis paulina, is a species of spider of the genus "Xestaspis".  It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Mitsikeli: Mitsikeli (Greek: Μιτσικέλι ) is a mountain range in the central part of the Pindus mountains, in Epirus, Greece.  The mountain is located northeast of Ioannina and Lake Ioannina.  Its highest elevation is 1,810 m.  It stretches from near Kalpaki in the northwest to the eastern end of Lake Ioannina, a total length of 35 km.  The northeastern slopes and the lower northwestern part of Mitsikeli are forested.  The nearest mountains are the Tymfi to the north, the Lygkos to the northeast and the Lakmos to the east.  It is drained by tributaries of the Thyamis to the northwest, towards Lake Ioannina to the southwest, by the Voidomatis (tributary of the Aoos) to the northeast and by the Arachthos to the southeast.

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Answer: Maldives