INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Palk Strait, inlet of the Bay of Bengal between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka. It is bounded on the south by Pamban Island (India), Adam’s (Rama’s) Bridge (a chain of shoals), the Gulf of Mannar, and Mannar Island (Sri Lanka). The southwestern portion of the strait is also called Palk Bay.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu State of India and the Mannar District of the Northern Province of the Island Nation of Sri Lanka. The Palk Strait isolates India from Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka. The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras (1755–1763) during the Company Raj period. The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Palk Strait is a narrow passage way of water between India (Tamil Nadu) and the island nation of Sri Lanka (Mannar district).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separate India from Sri Lanka and thus both of them lie between India and Sri Lanka. The Gulf of Mannar is a large shallow bay. It forms part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean with the least depth of 5.8 m (19 ft).