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Located on the southeastern tip of the subcontinent, the Gulf of Mannar is known to harbour over 3,600 species of flora and fauna, making it one of the richest coastal regions in Asia. Around 117 hard coral species have been recorded in the Gulf of Mannar. Sea turtles are frequent visitors to the gulf as are sharks, dugongs, and dolphins.
The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park is a protected area of India consisting of 21 small islands and adjacent coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean. It lies 1 to 10 km away from the east coast of Tamil Nadu , India for 160 km between Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) and Dhanushkodi .
The Gulf of Mannar — a large shallow arm of the Laccadive Sea, in the Indian Ocean. Located in the Coromandel Coast region of eastern South India and northwestern Sri Lanka . Pages in category "Gulf of Mannar"
Adam's Bridge with Mannar Island in the foreground. An Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment of Northern Province produced by the government with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme and published in October 2014 recommended that a national park with an area of 18,990 ha (46,925 acres) be created on the Sri Lankan section of ...
4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/Sri Lanka Mannar. 4 languages.
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Gulf of Mannar. Palk Bay is studded at its southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Ram Setu or Adam's Bridge. [4] In Hindu Mythology, "Ram Setu" was created by the god Ram. [5] This chain extends between Dhanushkodi on Pamban Island (also known as Rameswaram Island) in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in