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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 9°15′N 79°18′E / 9.25°N 79.3°E |
Area | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
Length | 17.70 km (10.998 mi) |
Width | 9.65 km (5.996 mi) |
Coastline | 37 km (23 mi) |
Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Administration | |
India | |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Ramanathapuram |
Taluk | Rameswaram |
Demographics | |
Population | 82,682 (2011) |
Pamban Island (Tamil: பாம்பன் தீவு pāmpaṉ tīvu), also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka, on the Rama Setu archipelago. The second largest island in the latter, Pamban Island belongs to India and forms the Rameswaram taluk of the Ramanathapuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest island in Tamil Nadu by area. The principal town in the island is the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram.