Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, also called Bengal Bay, (AUDIO: Storm Warning) was a body of water in the south of Asia.The map shown in War of the Sontarans shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in Survivors of the Flux, the Bay of Bengal is located along the east coast of Hindustan.
== Geography ==
The Bay of Bengal was the name given to the gulf which extended from the east coast of Hindoostan, via the south-west coast of Birmah, to the west coast of Siam. The city of Madras was on the coast of Hindoostan, just west of the bay. The River Ganges flowed into the bay from the northern coast via a series of tributaries. (TV: Survivors of the Flux) Singapore was located on the opposite side of the bay from Karachi via a slow boat journey. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
== History ==
The Bay of Bengal appeared on a map of the region in 1904. Yasmin Khan, Dan Lewis and Eustacius Jericho travelled through the Bay of Bengal on their journey from Nepal to the Great Wall of China. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)
Diane Holmes flew over the bay in 1952. (TV: Out of Time)
== Footnotes ==
Category:Bodies of water from the real world
Category:Indian locations
Category:Earth bays