Which strait separates Sri Lanka from India?

The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest. The strait is 53 to 82 kilometres (33 to 51 mi) wide. 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.

Palk Bay is studded at its southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam's Bridge, since ages 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.

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Gerald Woerner

Am I the only one who thinks looking up the answers is cheating?

Rob Orr

Gerald Woerner, I 'allow' myself to look up an answer if I feel the question is something that I really have no realistic way of knowing - for example I'm in Australia, and the question is regarding American Baseball. In the same way I wouldn't expect somebody from the USA to know a lot about Aussie Rules football.

Wyla Reedy

Sometimes, it's difficult to keep the straits straight.

Gery Tillmanns

Palk was the only one I never heard of!

Tom Seigo

Map helped to solve this one!

Noreen Kelly

I couldn't find this on the map I own but ruled out Davis and Cook Straits so guessed the one that seemed to make sense . Good information and a rather large body of water as well!