Palk Strait
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palk-strait-298-2215822
title:
Palk Strait
text:
The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest. It is 40 to 85 miles wide and 85 miles long. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu. The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras (1755–1763) during the Company Raj period. The unique feature around Palk Strait is tha
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description:
Strait between India and Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palk_Strait
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date modified:
2024-03-31T20:58:16Z
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