Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Manaar, Gulf of

MANAAR (mä-när′), GULF OF, an inlet of salt water lying between Ceylon and the Madras coast, and closed on the N. by a low reef of rocks and islands called Adam's Bridge. Its extreme width is nearly 200 miles. The gulf is famous for its pearl fisheries.

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