Between which two countries is the Palk Strait located?

A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses. The Palk Strait is located between India and Sri Lanka and is 40 to 85 mi (64–137 km) wide.

It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest. Several rivers flow into it, including the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu. The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras (1755–1763) during the Company Raj period. The British Raj ( from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The rule is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.

Palk Bay is studded at its southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam's Bridge. It is popularly known in Hindu Mythology as "Ram Setu" i.e.The Bridge of Rama. This chain extends between Dhanushkodi on Pamban Island (also known as Rameswaram Island) in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka. The island of Rameswaram is linked to the Indian mainland by the Pamban Bridge.