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Adam's Bridge, [a] also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, [c] is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge was formerly a land connection ...
Geography of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest state in India and covers an area of 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi). It is bordered by Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the northwest, Andhra Pradesh to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. Cape Comorin ( Kanyakumari ), the southernmost tip ...
Geography of Chennai. Chennai is situated on a flat coastal plain, as can be seen in this Landsat 7 map. Chennai is located at 13.04°N 80.17°E on the southeast coast of India and in the northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. It is located on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ...
Tamil Nadu ( / ˌtæmɪlˈnɑːduː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr.TN) is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language, one of the longest surviving classical languages and which serves as its official language. The capital and largest city is ...
Outline of Tamil Nadu. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu – state in South India. Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi), and is the eleventh largest state in India. The bordering states are Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the north west and Andhra Pradesh to the ...
Native name. Servarayan Hills ( Tamil) Geography. Servarayan Hills. Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Parent range. Eastern Ghats. The Servarayan hills, with the anglicised name Shevaroy Hills, are a towering mountain range (1620 m) near the city of Salem, in Tamil Nadu state, southern India. The local Tamil name comes from a local deity, Servarayan .
List of extreme points of India. The extreme points of India include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in India; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point claimed by India is in territory disputed between India and Pakistan, and administered partially by both.
Map of the Deccan Traps [1] The Deccan Traps is a large igneous province of west-central India (17–24°N, 73–74°E). It is one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, taking the form of a large shield volcano. [2] It consists of numerous layers of solidified flood basalt that together are more than about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) thick ...