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The Gulf of Mannar (/ m ə ˈ n ɑːr / mə-NAR) (Tamil: மண்ணார் வளைகுடா, romanized: Maṇṇār vaḷaikuṭā; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බොක්ක, romanized: mannāram bokka) is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean with an average depth of 5.8 m (19 ft). [3]
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.
Gulf of Mannar (12 P) R. Red Sea (22 C, 50 P) Pages in category "Gulfs of the Indian Ocean" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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"
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
Chennai, the capital of the state and an important commercial and industrial center in the country is located in the northern part of the coast with Kanniyakumari, forming the southern tip where Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea meet. It also shares maritime border with Sri Lanka across the Palk strait in Gulf of Mannar. The coastal ...
The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 10,500 km 2 of ocean, islands and the adjoining coastline, and is the largest such reserve in India. Most of its area is restricted for outsiders and the access of boats is subject to strict rules, [ 14 ] but local people continue fishing activities which they crucially depend on.
The width of the bay ranges from 57 to 107 km and the length is around 150 km. [1] It is one of the major sinks for sediments along with the Gulf of Mannar. [2] Sediments discharged by rivers and transported by the surf currents as littoral drift settle in this sink. [3] Few scientists have tried to understand the wave characteristics within ...