Adam's Bridge region
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Adam's Bridge region is a chain of limestone shoals and sandbanks in the shallow sea between India and Sri Lanka, historically associated with the mythological Rama's Bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam's Bridge region canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
limestone formation ⓘ shoal chain ⓘ |
| affectedBy | monsoon currents ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adam's Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Rama Setu NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama's Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| composedOf |
limestone shoals
ⓘ
sandbanks ⓘ |
| connects |
Mannar Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pamban Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | site of pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 30 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
reef fish ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
shallow seabed ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | protected marine area (parts) ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition |
not passable for large ships
ⓘ
shallow waters ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Mannar town
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ⓘ
Rameswaram town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | south-east to north-west ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Hindu epic Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 1 metre ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
ancient maps of the region
ⓘ
medieval travel accounts ⓘ |
| mythologicallyIdentifiedAs |
Rama's Bridge
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ⓘ
bridge built by Rama ⓘ |
| near |
Dhanushkodi
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ⓘ
Gulf of Mannar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mannar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rameswaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyWithin | Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor |
Hindus
ⓘ
Indian pilgrims ⓘ Sri Lankan Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project debates
ⓘ
archaeological studies ⓘ geological age controversies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.