Dhanushkodi (Pamban island-E India)

Dhanushkodi (Pamban island-E India)

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Dhanushkodi, about 2 miles NW of Lands End, is connected to the railway system of India.

A pier, for use by vessels of the ferry service between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar, extends from the NE coast of Pamban Island abreast the town. The pier is 219m long, with depths of 3.4m on each side of the pier head; the pier carries a double railway track.

The town of Dhanushkodi is most known for a cyclone passing, in 1964,over the railway station and drowning 100 passengers in the train that was traveling.

Dhanushkodi was a small town only having a railway station, an hospital, some stores, and few houses. In 1964 a cyclone wiped out the whole town and a memorial was later created to those who died in the storm.

2012/03/23
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Dhanushkodi (Pamban island-E India)
remains of Dhanushkodi church
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Lands End (Pamban island-E India)

2.5nm
137°
Lands End is the SE extremity of Pamban Island; a small but conspicuous building lies near the point.
Dhanushkodi, about 2 miles NW of Lands End, is a railroad terminal; the red-roofed railway buildings are conspicuous.
22 Mar 12
Jojo

Kachchaitivu (Kachchtivu) island (Sri-Lanka)

14nm
28°
Kachchaitivu (Kachchtivu), about 10 miles SW of Delft Island , is 12m high and overed with scrub. There is a well and a small shrine on the NE side of the island.Depths of less than 9.1m extend 1 mile SE of the island.
Depths of less than 5.5m extend about 2.5 mile NE from the ...
23 Mar 12
Jojo

Pamban light (Pamban island-E India)

9.3nm
327°
Pamban Light is shown from a conspicuous white tower on a sandhill on the NW point of Pamban Island. NE Beacon, 5.5m high and white, lies close N of the light.
Kanthe Thuki Reef, composed of partly drying coral heads, lies between 0.3 and 0.5 mile W of Pamban Island Light.
A ...
23 Mar 12
Jojo

Pamban port (Pamban Island-E India)

13nm
294°
Pamban, administered by a conservator, lies close N of the W extremity of Pamban Island. Cargo is handled by lighters to and from the beach.South and SW winds prevail from April to October.
23 Mar 12
Jojo

Pamban Pass (Tamil Nadu-E India)

14nm
293°
Pamban Pass is the navigable channel, partly artificial, through the banks which occupy the space between the W end of Pamban Island and the mainland.
It is of great advantage to coastal craft trading between ports on the W coast of India and ports of the Bay of Bengal.
A rocky ...
23 Mar 12
Jojo

Ramen Point ( Tamil Nadu-E India)

14nm
293°
Ramen Point is the E extremity of a narrow tongue of land projecting E from the coast.
A  temple in ruins lies about 183m W of the point; a coconut plantation lies about 183m farther W.
The coast from Ramen Point to Devipattanam, about 21 miles NW, is generally low and ...
23 Mar 12
Jojo