<P> The Palk Strait ( Tamil : பாக்கு சலசந்தி / பாக்கு நீரிணை , Sinhala : පෝක් සමුද්‍ර සන්ධිය Pok Samudra Sandhiya ) 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 . </P>
<P> The Palk Strait ( Tamil : பாக்கு சலசந்தி / பாக்கு நீரிணை , Sinhala : පෝක් සමුද්‍ර සන්ධිය Pok Samudra Sandhiya ) 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 . </P>
which water body separates sri lanka from india
which water body separates sri lanka from india
The Palk Strait
The Palk Strait