🚤 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. It is bound by a chain of low lying islands and shoals that are collectively called Ram Setu on one side and the Gulf of Mannar on the other side. The Palk Bay forms the south-western part of the strait. It stretches for about 137 km (85 mi) and is 64 to 137 km wide. It is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras (1755–1763) during the British Raj.