Sandbank Channel
Sandbank Channel is a channel in India. Sandbank Channel is situated nearby to the village Pamban, as well as near the locality Ayyanthopu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pamban Bridge.
Pamban Bridge
Photo: Bhamdham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pamban Bridge was a railway bridge that connected the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to Mandapam on mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in 2010. Pamban Bridge is situated 4 km north of Sandbank Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pamban and Mandapam.
Pamban
Village
Photo: Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pamban is a town in the Rameswaram taluk of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is at the west edge of Pamban Island and is a popular fishing port. Pamban is situated 4 km north of Sandbank Channel.
Mandapam
Town
Mandapam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The famed Pamban Railway bridge and Vehicular bridge lie to the East of this Panchayat Town. Mandapam is Tamil Nadu’s largest refugee camp for Sri Lankans in India. Mandapam is situated 6 km northwest of Sandbank Channel.
Sandbank Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.25° or 9° 15′ northLongitude
79.2° or 79° 12′ eastOpen location code
6JXX752X+2XGeoNames ID
1257472
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Localities in the Area
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