Satellite images show a thin strip connecting India and Sri Lanka. It is Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ram Setu, a long chain of limestone shoals that stretches 48 kilometers across the Indian Ocean.
Adam’s Bridge connects the island of Rameshwaram in India with the island of Mannar in Sri Lanka and is of great archaeological importance. It was practicable in the 15th century, but later natural processes gradually made it impracticable.
Geological studies, especially those of the Geological Survey of India, show that the land in this region appeared 7,000-18,000 years ago. Corals that grew on the sandy formations made the bridge visible, they report Noi.md reading.
Natural processes separated India from Sri Lanka, forming the Polk Strait. Sediments from the Kaveri River and coastal currents contributed to the formation of a series of islands and sandbars, which today are called Adam’s Bridge.
There are two main theories regarding the formation of the bridge: one states that it was formed due to natural deposition of sand, and the other indicates that it could be an ancient shoreline indicating a former land link between India and Sri Lanka.
Regardless of its origin, Adam’s Bridge is an impressive formation that unites not only different shores, but also the cultural and historical traditions of many generations.
