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Palk Strait

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Palk Strait , 40 to 85 mi (64-137 km) wide, between India and Sri Lanka. At its southern end, it is studded with shoal reefs, forming Adam's Bridge (or Rama's Bridge), and by small islands off the Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula. The strait's treacherous waters are avoided by most ships. A train-ferry crosses the strait (c.20 mi/32 km) between Dhanushkodi, India, and Talaimannar, Sri Lanka. ... Read more
Palk Strait
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Palk Strait, India‐Sri Lanka Named after Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), governor of Madras, India (1763–7). Read more
Adam's Bridge
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, SW Palk Strait , between India and island nation...Sri Lanka instead of through the Palk Strait. According to Hindu tradition...proposed ship channel through the Palk Strait and Adam's Bridge has been protested... Read more

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The Palk palaver; India and Sri Lanka.(An Indo-Sri Lankan canal row)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 11/6/2004; 360 words ; ...19-mile (30km) stretch of shallow sea in the Palk strait, which separates the two countries. At...Bay of Bengal will rush into the narrow Palk Bay, alter the currents there and sink...periodic dredging in the shallow and narrow Palk Bay may threaten the livelihoods of over... Read more
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Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/28/2008; 58 words ; 1.Which countries are separated by the Palk Strait? 2. Which common virus attacks the leaves of tomato, courgette and marrow plants? 3. What was unusual about the ancient aeolian... Read more
TIME OUT: Quiz of the Day.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 10/22/2008; 155 words ; 1. Which two countries are separated by the Palk Strait? 2. What is the name of the lightweight domeshaped structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller? 3. What in Japan is the ceremony... Read more
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Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 11/20/2008; 158 words ; 1. Which two countries are separated by the Palk Strait? 2. What is the name of the lightweight dome-shaped structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller? 3. What in Japan is the ceremony... Read more
Sri Lanka
Map from: GeoNova Country Maps; 8/1/2007; 140 words ; ...Next Sri Lanka Full Size JPG (44 KB) Key Words: Map of Sri Lanka, Gin, Yan, Aruvi, Menik, Maduru, Deduru, Mahaweli, Palk Strait, Palk Bay, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, INDIAN OCEAN, Pidurutalagala 8, 281 ft.(2, 524 m), Dondra Head, Point Pedro... Read more
Jewel of the Indian Ocean; Leave the bad weather behind and admire Sri Lanka's sunshine, scenery and historic sites - but don't forget the shopping.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/10/1998; 353 words ; ...Lanka swings like a pear-shaped pendant from India's southerly tip - separated from the sub continent by the 20 mile Palk Strait. To lovers of the old British Empire, Sri Lanka is Ceylon. But while images of empire are fading, images of the island... Read more
Sri Lanka concerned about impact of Kochi port projects on Colombo.
Newspaper article from: Economic Times (New Delhi, India); 4/12/2005; 468 words ; ...said. Sethusamudram Canal in the Palk Strait between southern India and northern...stakeholders in the 30 km-wide Palk Strait, even though the ship canal will...shallow stretch of water in the Palk Strait, with consequences for the environment... Read more
Faith upon the earth; Religion and ecology.(Whether they like it or not, ecologists and clerics need each other)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 9/22/2007; 700+ words ; ...chain of sandy shoals across the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. But...Congress-led government to dredge the strait for a shipping canal. While Hindus...shallow, temperate Arabian Sea, the strait is an ecological prize. So far, 377... Read more
Tamil Evacuation
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/11/1990; 54 words ; ...before launching a major assault on Tamil rebels there. "We plan to get all innocent Tamil civilians out of the Jaffna peninsula and then throw the Tamil terrorists into the. . . Palk Straits," Deputy Defense Minister Ranjan Wijeratne told parliament. Read more
INDIAN AID FOR TAMILS IS BLOCKED
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/4/1987; ; 388 words ; ...which flew Indian Red Cross flags, from entering territorial waters. The relief flotilla was accompanied across the Palk Strait by an Indian coast guard ship carrying 124 journalists and Red Cross officials. Sri Lankan spokesmen said D.K. Maitra... Read more

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