Gulf of Mannar
| Gulf of Mannar | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Land mass | Indian subcontinent , Sri Lanka | |
| Geographical location | 8 ° 25 ' N , 78 ° 59' E | |
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| width | approx. 100 km | |
| Medium water depth | 1335 m | |
The Gulf of Mannar is a bay in the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka .
It is part of the Lakkadive Sea . In the north, the gulf is bounded by the island of Pamban and the so-called Adam's Bridge , a chain of small islands between India and Sri Lanka, as well as by the Palk Strait to the north . To the east is the Bay of Bengal . In the south the gulf merges into the open Indian Ocean.
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