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.
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- Description: body of water between India and Sri Lanka
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
9.32292° or 9° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
79.84887° or 79° 50′ 56″ east
Open location code
6JXX8RFX+5G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Palk Bay” goes by many names.
Palk BayCebuano
保克湾Chinese
PalkbaaiDutch
Κόλπος του ΠαλκGreek
पाक खाड़ीHindi
Palk BochtNorthern Frisian
خلیج پالکPersian
Zatoka PalkPolish
Palk BaySwedish
பாக்கு விரிகுடாTamil
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