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India & Indian Ocean, Tamil Nadu
Dhanushkodi
1964 cyclone ghost town, Rameswaram spit
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: church, station and town ruins; ordinary shells and modern beach wrack on the strand.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rail-and-ferry port town to Ceylon obliterated by the December 1964 cyclone (about 1,800 dead, a whole train lost) and declared unfit for habitation
Ruins of the church, railway station and town documented on Wikipedia and by decades of visitor accounts; no organized artifact-hunting scene
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
No water or shelterExtreme sun, strong currents and a firm no-swim line at Arichal Munai point
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.