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STRAIT CHRONICLE · THE WATER ATLAS
Palk Strait
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Find on the world mapPhoto: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (resized) Image licencePublic domainPhotograph by NASA / Wikimedia Commons (resized). Display crop may differ from the original.
AT A GLANCE
Palk Strait in facts
- Ocean basinIndian Ocean
- Location9.6°N, 79.7°Ecentre of the mapped area
All geographic & statistical details (5)
- Water type
- Strait
- Part of
- Indian Ocean
- Names in other languages
- Stretto di Palk, ポーク海峡, 포크 해협, പാക് കടലിടുക്ക്, पाल्कची सामुद्रधुनी
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Straat Palk, Cieśnina Palk, Estreito de Palk, Полкский пролив, பாக்கு நீரிணை, పాక్ జలసంధి, Palk Boğazı, Полкська протока, آبنائے پالک, Eo biển Palk, 保克海峡, مضيق بالك, পক প্রণালী, Palkstraße, Estrecho de Palk, تنگه پالک, détroit de Palk, पाक जलडमरूमध्य, Selat Palk - Neighbouring waters
- Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar
Facts: Wikidata Q186299, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Basin, shores, neighbouring waters and location are worked out by The Landlore from Natural Earth map shapes.
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Source: Natural Earth marine areas · Public domain · release v5.1.2, retrieved 29 October 2026. Marine areas are generalized cartographic labels, not maritime jurisdiction or EEZ boundaries. Inland waters use the separate Natural Earth lakes layer (public domain, fixed snapshot); water extents may have changed. Names and source categories can include inland waters; alternative names are shown where supplied.
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