- Adam's Peak
- or Sinhalese Samanala geographical name mountain 7360 feet (2243 meters) S central Sri Lanka
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Adam's Peak
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Adam's Peak — [englisch ædəmz piːk], von See aus bei klarem Wetter weithin sichtbarer Berg auf Ceylon, 2 243 m über dem Meeresspiegel, aus Gneis bestehend. Der Berg ist ein Wallfahrtsziel für Hindus, Muslime und Buddhisten, die eine Hohlform im Gestein am… … Universal-Lexikon
Adam's Peak — Infobox Mountain Photo = Sri Pada.jpg Name = Sri Pada Caption = The view of Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) from a distance Elevation = convert|2243|m|ft|0 Location = Sabaragamuwa (Sri Lanka) Range = Samanala Coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Adam's Peak — f1 Sri Pada / Adams Peak Höhe 2.243 m Lage Distrikt Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Adam's Peak — Mountain, south central Sri Lanka. Standing 7,360 ft (2,243 m) high, it is sacred and a place of pilgrimage to Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus. On its summit, it has a large hollow, 5 ft (1.5 m) long, that is venerated as the footprint of Buddha,… … Universalium
ADAM'S PEAK — a conical peak in the centre of Ceylon 7420 ft. high, with a foot like depression 5 ft. long and 2½ broad atop, ascribed to Adam by the Mohammedans, and to Buddha by the Buddhists; it was here, the Arabs say, that Adam alighted on his… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Adam's Peak — noun a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) • Syn: ↑Samanala • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mountain peak • Part Holonyms: ↑Sri Lanka, ↑Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ↑Ceylon … Useful english dictionary
Adam's Peak — ingl. Sri Pada … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Adam's Bridge — (Tamil: ta. ஆதாம் பாலம் transl|ta|āthām pālam ), also known as Rama s Bridge or Ram Setu (Tamil: ta. இராமர் பாலம் transl|ta|irāmar pālam , Sanskrit: sa. रामसेतु IAST|rāmasetu ) [also spelled Rama Setu , Ram Sethu , Ramasethu and variants.] , is a … Wikipedia
Peak Wilderness sanctuary (Sri Lanka) — Peak Wilderness sanctuary is the third largest by area natural reserve of the 50 that are in Sri Lanka.Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak)… … Wikipedia
Adam — may refer to: * Adam (name), a common given name and surname (list of people in that article)Adam, as a word or as an abbreviation, may also refer to:* Adam (Bible), the first man according to the Abrahamic religious tradition * Adam Kadmon, the… … Wikipedia
