Rama Setu / Adam's Bridge / श्री राम सेतू

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Adam's Bridge (Tamil: ātām pālam, Sinhala: ආදම්ගේ පාලම Adamgay Palama), also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu (Tamil: Irāmar pālam, Sanskrit: rāmasetu), is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.

The bridge is 50 km (30 mi) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (south-west) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the sandbanks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 1 to 10 metres (3 to 30 ft) deep in places, which hinders navigation. It was reportedly passable on foot up to the 15th century until storms deepened the channel: temple records seem to say that Adam's Bridge was completely above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in 1480.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam's_Bridge
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Coordinates:   9°6'31"N   79°33'39"E

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  • Ram Setu, creation of Hindu Lord Shri Ram 10000 Years BC.
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