Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a strait between the Pamban Island in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Mannar Island in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It links the Bay of Bengal to the Laccadive Sea.
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- Description: strait between India and Sri Lanka
- Also known as“Argalikos kolpos”“Palk’s Strait”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
9.96344° or 9° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
79.68761° or 79° 41′ 15″ east
Open location code
6JXXXM7Q+92
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Palk Strait” goes by many names.
مضيق بالكArabic
Պոլկի նեղուցArmenian
Polk boğazıAzerbaijani
Полк боғаҙыBashkir
Palk itsasarteaBasque
Palkeko itsasarteaBasque
Полкаўская пратокаBelarusian
Полкскі праліўBelarusian
পক প্রণালীBengali
पाक जलजोड़Bhojpuri
Strizh-mor PalkBreton
Полкски протокBulgarian
Estret de PalkCatalan
PalkCatalan
Palk StraitCebuano
دەربەندی پالکCentral Kurdish
保克海峡Chinese
保克海峽Chinese
Palkov prolazCroatian
Palk StraitCzech
Palkův průlivCzech
průliv PalkCzech
PalkstrædetDanish
Straat PalkDutch
Straat van PalkDutch
Palka MarkoloEsperanto
Palki väinEstonian
PalkinsalmiFinnish
Estreito de PalkGalician
პოლკის სრუტეGeorgian
Πορθμός του ΠαλκGreek
מצר פלקHebrew
पाक जलडमरूमध्यHindi
पाक जलसंधिHindi
पाक जलसन्धिHindi
Palk-szorosHungarian
PalkIdo
Selat PalkIndonesian
Stretto di PalkItalian
ポーク海峡Japanese
포크 해협Korean
ຊ່ອງແຄບປອນຄ໌Lao
Fretum PalkLatin
Polka šaurumsLatvian
Palko sąsiaurisLithuanian
Selat PalkMalay
Palk StraitMalayalam
പാക് കടലിടുക്ക്Malayalam
പാക്ക് കടലിടുക്ക്Malayalam
पाल्क सामुद्रधुनीMarathi
पाल्कची सामुद्रधुनीMarathi
პოლკიშ საროტიMingrelian
पाल्क जलसन्धिNepali
पाक जलसन्धिNewari
PalkstredetNorwegian
Palk StraitNorwegian Bokmål
PalkstredetNorwegian Bokmål
PalksundetNorwegian Nynorsk
Estrech de PalkOccitan (post 1500)
ପକ୍ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀOriya
تنگه پالکPersian
خلیج عقبهPersian
Cieśnina PalkPolish
PalkPolish
ПолкRussian
Полкский проливRussian
Palkov moreuzSerbian
පෝක් සමුද්ර සන්ධියSinhala
Palcký prielivSlovak
Palkov prelivSlovenian
Mlangobahari wa PalkSwahili
PalksundetSwedish
பாக் சலசந்திTamil
பாக் நீரிணைTamil
பாக் ஜலசந்திTamil
பாக்கு நீரிணைTamil
పాక్ జలసంధిTelugu
Palk BoğazıTurkish
Полкська протокаUkrainian
آبنائے پالکUrdu
Eo biển PalkVietnamese
Estrecho han PalkWaray (Philippines)
Palk StraitWaray (Philippines)
Sulang han PalkWaray (Philippines)
Palk StrjitteWestern Frisian
Strjitte fan PalkWestern Frisian
آبنائے پالکWestern Panjabi
保克海峡Wu Chinese
保克海峽Yue Chinese
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