Palk Bay
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. Palk Bay is located between 8° 50′ and 10° North latitudes and 78° 50′ and 80° 30′ East longitudes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Palk Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: body of water between India and Sri Lanka
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.32292° or 9° 19′ 23″ northLongitude
79.84887° or 79° 50′ 56″ eastOpen location code
6JXX8RFX+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4211188722OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
1231852Wikidata ID
Q27441240
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Palk Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Palk Bay”
- Chinese: “保克湾”
- Dutch: “Palkbaai”
- French: “baie de Palk”
- French: “Baie de Palk”
- German: “Palkbucht”
- Greek: “Κόλπος του Παλκ”
- Hindi: “पाक खाड़ी”
- Persian: “خلیج پالک”
- Polish: “Zatoka Palk”
- Swedish: “Palk Bay”
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