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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of Mannar, meta_version: 0. Current meta_version is: 0
| seanames_id: | 21 |
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| Seaname: | Gulf of Mannar |
| Sea code: | 45B |
| Definition: | The Gulf of Mannar is situated eastward and adjacent to the Lakshadweep Sea and is bounded by the coast of India on the West and by the coast of Sri Lanka on the East. Its northern limit (the common limit with the Palk Bay, see 5.11) is the line of rocks and islands called the Adam's Bridge (9 Degrees 06 Minutes N - 79 Degrees 32 Minutes E). Its southern limit (the common limit with the Lakshadweep Sea, see 5.9) is the following: A line joining Point de Galle (6 Degrees 01 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 80 Degrees 13 Minutes E), in Sri Lanka, northwestward to Cape Comorin (8 Degrees 04 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 77 Degrees 33 Minutes E), the southern extremity of India. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2003-02-12 17:52:43+00 |