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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:island
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gptkbp:area
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130 km²
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Mannar
gptkb:Palk_Bay
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gptkbp:climate
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arid
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gptkbp:connectedTo
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gptkb:bridge
gptkb:Mannar_Bridge
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:distanceFromColombo
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approx. 325 km
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gptkbp:distanceFromJaffna
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approx. 140 km
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Moors
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:bird
salt production
pearl fisheries
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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British occupation
Portuguese occupation
Dutch occupation
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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ancient pearl fishing
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mannar Island, Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Mannar_District
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:tree
gptkb:St._Sebastian's_Church
gptkb:Mannar_Fort
gptkb:Thalladi_Bridge
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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dolphins
migratory birds
sea turtles
dugongs
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Adam's_Bridge
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gptkbp:notableTown
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gptkb:Mannar
gptkb:Erukkalampiddy
gptkb:Pallimunai
gptkb:Pesalai
gptkb:Vankalai
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gptkbp:population
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approx. 50,000
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:separates
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gptkb:mainland_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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yes
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gptkbp:vegetation
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scrubland
palmyra palms
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Adam's_Bridge_chain_of_islands
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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