Sethu bridge (Adam's Bridge)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sethu_bridge_(Adam's_Bridge)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chain of limestone shoals
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rama's_Bridge
gptkb:Adam's_Bridge
gptkbp:borders gptkb:India
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Pamban_Island
gptkb:Mannar_Island
gptkbp:formedBy limestone shoals
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:historicalName first mapped by British cartographers in 1804
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sethu bridge (Adam's Bridge)
gptkbp:length about 48 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Palk_Strait
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Ramayana
gptkbp:navigationSystem shallow waters, not passable by large ships
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Rameswaram
gptkb:Talaimannar
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Sethusamudram_Shipping_Canal_Project
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Gulf_of_Mannar_Marine_National_Park
gptkbp:religiousSignificance pilgrimage site for Hindus
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Gulf_of_Mannar
gptkb:Palk_Bay
gptkbp:significance Hindu mythology
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus tentative list (Gulf of Mannar)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rameswaram_temple_complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8