Thursday, February 9, 2017

Palk Strait

The Palk Strait is strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay in the southwest.

The strait is 33 to 51 miles (53 to 82 km) wide. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu. The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755–17
63) during the 
Company Raj period.

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