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The Palk strait extends between Pamban island in the south eastern tip of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Thalaimannar in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Palk Bay in the Bay of Bengal in the north with the Gulf of Mannar in the Laccadive sea in the south. It stretches for about 137 km (85 mi) and is 64 to 137 km (40 to 85 ...
Palk Strait – between India and Sri Lanka; Panama – between North America and South America (Panama Canal) Parry Channel – between Baffin Bay in the east and Beaufort Sea in the west, of Canada; Pearse Canal – between Alaska and islands of British Columbia; Pentland Firth – between the Orkney archipelago and the mainland of Scotland
Sri Lanka, [c] historically known as Ceylon, [d] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Bathymetry of Palk Bay developed by interpolation of National Hydrographic datasets. Palk Bay is a semi-enclosed shallow water body between the southeast coast of India and Sri Lanka, with a water depth maximum of 13 m. [1] Palk Bay is located between 8° 50′ and 10° North latitudes and 78° 50′ and 80° 30′ East longitudes. [1]
Located on the southeastern tip of the subcontinent, the Gulf of Mannar is known to harbour over 3,600 species of flora and fauna, making it one of the richest coastal regions in Asia. Around 117 hard coral species have been recorded in the Gulf of Mannar. Sea turtles are frequent visitors to the gulf as are sharks, dugongs, and dolphins.
Boundary in historic waters of Palk Strait between the two countries and related matters: June 26/28, 1974: July 8, 1974 Maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal and related matters: March 22, 1976: May 10, 1976 Determination of the tri-junction point between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives in the Gulf of Mannar: July 23/24/31, 1976
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In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...