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[[File:AdamsBridge02-NASA.jpg|thumb|[[Gulf of Mannar]], [[Adam's Bridge]], Palk Bay, Palk Strait, [[Bay of Bengal]]]]
[[File:Adams bridge map.png|right|thumb|300px|[[Adam's Bridge]] separating Palk Strait from the Gulf of Mannar]]

<ref name=":0" />'''Palk Strait''' is a [[strait]] between the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of [[India]] and the [[Mannar district]] of the [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|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.<ref name=":0">[http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/srilanka.pdf Map of Sri Lanka with Palk Strait and Palk Bay]</ref> The strait is {{convert|33|to|50|mi|km}} wide.<ref>Distances measured on Google Earth</ref> 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.

==Geography==
On the southern end of the strait is a [[Archipelago|chain]] of low islands and [[reef]] [[shoals]]. These are called [[Adam's Bridge]].<ref name = EB>{{cite web|title= Adam's bridge| url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9003680|work= [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|year=2007|accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref> This chain goes between [[Dhanushkodi]] on [[Pamban Island]] and [[Mannar Island]] in Sri Lanka.

The shallow waters and reefs of the strait make it difficult for large ships to pass through.

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[[Category:Straits]]
[[Category:Geography of India]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu]]