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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 .
All pages with titles containing Mannar; Gulf of Mannar, the sea between India and Sri Lanka; Mannar massacre (disambiguation) Mannar Mathai, a fictional character played by Innocent in the Indian films Ramji Rao Speaking (1989), Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) and Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 (2014) Mannar, fictional tribe in the 2023 Indian film Salaar
Dubai has a free trade in gold and, until the 1990s, was the hub of a "brisk smuggling trade" [59] of gold ingots to India, where gold import was restricted. Dubai's Jebel Ali port, constructed in the 1970s, has the largest human-made harbour in the world and was ranked seventh globally for the volume of container traffic it supports. [165]
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
A view of the Dubai Creek from a harbour. The sandy desert surrounding the city supports wild grasses and occasional date palms. Desert hyacinths grow in the sabkha plains east of the city, while acacia and ghaf trees grow in the flat plains within the proximity of the Western Al Hajar mountains.
Oil accounts for only 2% of Dubai's GDP. [24] Bahrain has the Persian Gulf's first "post-oil" economy because the Bahraini economy does not rely on oil. [25] Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. [26] The country's capital, Manama, is home to many large financial structures.
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