Mappa topografica Rameswaram

Nome: Mappa topografica Rameswaram, altitudine, rilievo.

Luogo: Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, 623526, India (9.24447 79.27256 9.32447 79.35256)

Altitudine media: 3 m

Altitudine minima: -2 m

Altitudine massima: 15 m

Rameswaram has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft). The island is spread across an area of 61.8 km2 (23.9 sq mi) and is in the shape of a conch. 74% of the area has sandy soil due to the presence of sea and it has many islands surrounding it, the Palk Strait in the north west and Gulf of Mannar in the south East. The Ramanathaswamy Temple occupies major area of Rameswaram. The beach of Rameswaram is featured with no waves at all – the sea waves rise to a maximum height of 3 cm (0.10 ft) and the view looks like a very big river. Rameswaram has dry tropical climate with low humidity, with average monthly rainfall of 75.73 mm (2.981 in), mostly from North-East monsoon from October to January. The highest ever temperature recorded at Pamban station was 37 °C and the lowest was 17 °C.

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