Mannar Island
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Mannar Island ( mə-NAR; Tamil: மன்னார் தீவு, romanized: Maṉṉār tīvu; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් දූපත, romanized: Mannāram dūpata), formerly spelt Manar Island, which lies off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the main island of Sri Lanka by a causewa
y and the Mannar Bridge, which carries the A14 highway, and a railway bridge. It has an area of about 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi), mainly covered with vegetation and sand.
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- St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar cathedral · 11 km away
- Talaimannar Lighthouse lighthouse · 13 km away
- Mannar Bridge bridge · 14 km away