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The Gulf of Mannar is known for its pearl banks of Pinctada radiata and Pinctada fucata for at least 2,000 years. Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) praised the pearl fishery of the gulf as one of the most productive in the world. [7] [8] [9] Although extraction of natural pearls is considered too expensive in most parts of the world, it is still ...
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"
Asid Gulf, in the municipality of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines; Gulf of Bahrain, inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia; Davao Gulf, in Davao City, Mindanao, the Philippines; Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea, formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay; Gulf of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Lagonoy Gulf in the Philippines
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Gulf of Mannar; Fringing reefs with a chain of 21 islands from Rameswaram in the north to Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in the south. This part of the gulf forms part of the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. [3] Gulf of Kutch; Exclusively consists of fringing reefs. The reefs are relatively less developed due to large range of temperature and high ...
Gulfs of Europe by country (11 C) B. Gulfs of the Black Sea (6 P) This page was last edited on 13 November 2019, at 22:23 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Clickable map of Europe, showing the standard convention for its continental boundary with Asia. (see boundary between Asia and Europe for more information).. Legend: blue = Contiguous transcontinental states; green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries.