Palk Strait
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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. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest. It is 40 to 85... Wikipedia
Surface area: 2,500 km (1,600 mi)
Coordinates: 10°00′N 79°45′E / 10.000°N 79.750°E
Etymology: Robert Palk
Islands: Sri Lanka
Location: Laccadive Sea–Bay of Bengal
Max. temperature: 35 °C (95 °F)
Part of: Indian Ocean