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{{Infobox body of water | {{Infobox body of water | ||
| name = Bay of Bengal | | name = Bay of Bengal | ||
| native_name = बङ्गाल की खाड़ी | |||
| image = Bay of Bengal map.png | | image = Bay of Bengal map.png | ||
| caption = Map of Bay of Bengal | | caption = Map of Bay of Bengal | ||
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| image_bathymetry = | | image_bathymetry = | ||
| caption_bathymetry = TSM | | caption_bathymetry = TSM | ||
| location = | | location = the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia | ||
| coords = {{coord|15|N|88|E|type:waterbody_scale:10000000|display=inline,title}} | | coords = {{coord|15|N|88|E|type:waterbody_scale:10000000|display=inline,title}} | ||
| type = Bay | | type = Bay | ||
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| catchment = | | catchment = | ||
| basin_countries = Bangladesh<br />India<br />Indonesia<br />Myanmar<br />Sri Lanka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/baybengal.htm|title=Map of Bay of Benglal- World Seas, Bay of Bengal Map Location – World Atlas|date=4 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Sifatul Quader |year=2012 |chapter=Bay of Bengal |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bay_of_Bengal |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | | basin_countries = Bangladesh<br />India<br />Indonesia<br />Myanmar<br />Sri Lanka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/baybengal.htm|title=Map of Bay of Benglal- World Seas, Bay of Bengal Map Location – World Atlas|date=4 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Sifatul Quader |year=2012 |chapter=Bay of Bengal |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bay_of_Bengal |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | ||
| length = | | length = 2090 km | ||
| width = | | width = 1610 km | ||
| area = | | area = 26,00,000 km² | ||
| depth = | | depth = 2,600 m | ||
| max-depth = | | max-depth = 4,694 m | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Bay of Bengal''' is the northeastern part of the [[Indian Ocean]], bounded on the west and northwest by [[India]], on the north by [[Bangladesh]], and on the east by [[Myanmar]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] of [[India]]. Its southern limit is a line between [[Sangaman Kanda]], [[Sri Lanka]], and the north westernmost point of [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]]. It is the largest water region called a [[bay]] in the world. There are [[countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal]] in | The '''Bay of Bengal''' ({{lang-hi|बङ्गाल की खाड़ी}}) is the northeastern part of the [[Indian Ocean]], bounded on the west and northwest by [[India]], on the north by [[Bangladesh]], and on the east by [[Myanmar]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] of [[India]]. Its southern limit is a line between [[Sangaman Kanda]], [[Sri Lanka]], and the north westernmost point of [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]]. It is the largest water region called a [[bay]] in the world. There are [[countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal]] in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. During the existence of [[British India]], it was named as the Bay of Bengal after the historic [[Bengal]] region. At the time, the [[Port of Kolkata]] served as the gateway to the [[Crown rule in India]]. [[Cox's Bazar Beach|Cox's Bazar]], the longest sea beach in the world and [[Sundarbans]], the largest mangrove forest and the natural habitat of the [[Bengal tiger]], are located along the bay. | ||
The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of {{convert|2600,000|km2}}. A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the [[Ganges]]–[[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], the [[Padma River|Padma]], the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]]–[[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna]], the [[Barak River|Barak]]–[[Surma River|Surma]]–[[Meghna River|Meghna]], the [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]], the [[Godavari]], the [[Mahanadi]], the [[Brahmani River|Brahmani]], the [[Baitarani]], the [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and the [[Kaveri]]. | The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of {{convert|2600,000|km2}}. A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the [[Ganges]]–[[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], the [[Padma River|Padma]], the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]]–[[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna]], the [[Barak River|Barak]]–[[Surma River|Surma]]–[[Meghna River|Meghna]], the [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]], the [[Godavari]], the [[Mahanadi]], the [[Brahmani River|Brahmani]], the [[Baitarani]], the [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and the [[Kaveri]]. | ||