Adam’s Bridge (Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu) is a chain of limestone shoals of sand and rocks, mostly dry, which connects Pamban Island with Mannar Island (off the NW coast of Sri Lanka), about 16 miles ESE.
It is composed mostly of shifting sand banks, with intricate shallow channels (1 m to 10 m) between them.
The bridge is 30 km long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (SW) from the Palk Strait (NE).
Shoal water extends up to 5 miles from the bridge, with depths under 11m. Farther seaward, depths increase sharply to over 183m about 12 miles SW of Adam’s Bridge.
Kachchaitivu (Kachchtivu), about 10 miles SW of Delft Island , is 12m high and overed with scrub. There is a well and a small shrine on the NE side of the island.Depths of less than 9.1m extend 1 mile SE of the island. Depths of less than 5.5m extend about 2.5 mile NE from the ...
Lands End is the SE extremity of Pamban Island; a small but conspicuous building lies near the point. Dhanushkodi, about 2 miles NW of Lands End, is a railroad terminal; the red-roofed railway buildings are conspicuous.
Dhanushkodi, about 2 miles NW of Lands End, is connected to the railway system of India.A pier, for use by vessels of the ferry service between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar, extends from the NE coast of Pamban Island abreast the town. The pier is 219m long, with depths of 3.4m on each ...
Pamban Light is shown from a conspicuous white tower on a sandhill on the NW point of Pamban Island. NE Beacon, 5.5m high and white, lies close N of the light. Kanthe Thuki Reef, composed of partly drying coral heads, lies between 0.3 and 0.5 mile W of Pamban Island Light. A ...
Pamban, administered by a conservator, lies close N of the W extremity of Pamban Island. Cargo is handled by lighters to and from the beach.South and SW winds prevail from April to October.
Pamban Pass is the navigable channel, partly artificial, through the banks which occupy the space between the W end of Pamban Island and the mainland. It is of great advantage to coastal craft trading between ports on the W coast of India and ports of the Bay of Bengal. A rocky ...
Adam’s Bridge (Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu) is a chain of limestone shoals of sand and rocks, mostly dry, which connects Pamban Island with Mannar Island (off the NW coast of Sri Lanka), about 16 miles ESE.
