Editing Adam's Bridge (section)

{{Short description|Chain of shoals between India and Sri Lanka}}
{{Other uses|Adams Bridge (disambiguation)|Sethubandhanam (disambiguation)|Sethu (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Adams Bridge aerial.jpg|thumb|right|220px|From the air, looking west]] '''Adam's Bridge''',{{efn|{{langx|si|ආදම්ගේ පාලම}} ''{{IAST|ādamgē pālama}}''; {{langx|ta|ஆதாம் பாலம்}} ''{{IAST|ātām pālam}}''}} also known as '''Rama's Bridge''' or '''''Rama Setu''''',{{efn|{{langx|si|රාමගේ පාලම}} ''{{IAST|rāmagē pālama}}''; {{langx|ta|ராமர் பாலம்}} ''{{IAST|Irāmar pālam}}''; {{langx|sa|रामसेतु}} ''{{IAST|rāmasetu}}''{{efn|also spelled ''Ram Sethu'', ''Ramasethu'' and variants.}}}} is a chain of natural [[limestone]] [[shoal]]s between [[Pamban Island]], also known as Rameswaram Island, off the southeastern coast of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], and [[Mannar Island]], off the northwestern coast of [[Sri Lanka]]. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge was formerly a land connection between India and Sri Lanka.<ref name=EB>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Adam's bridge |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Adams-Bridge |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |year=2007 |access-date=14 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113002452/https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9003680 |archive-date=13 January 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The feature is {{convert|48|km|abbr=on|-1}} long and separates the [[Gulf of Mannar]] (southwest) from the [[Palk Strait]] (northeast). Some regions of the bridge are dry, and the sea in the area rarely exceeds {{convert|1|m|ft|sigfig=1}} in depth, making it quite difficult for boats to pass over it.<ref name="EB" />