page_title: Palk Strait
hierarchical_section_title: Palk Strait
caption_attribution_description: English: The Adam&#39;s Bridge as seen between India and Sri Lanka, from Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-59.
context_page_description: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and then with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest. The strait is 33 to 50 miles wide. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu. The strait is named after Robert Palk. He was a governor of Madras Presidency during the Company Raj period.
context_section_description: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and then with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest. The strait is 33 to 50 miles (53 to 80 km) wide. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu. The strait is named after Robert Palk. He was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
caption: Gulf of Mannar, Adam's Bridge, Palk Bay, Palk Strait, Bay of Bengal
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