Palk Bay

Palk Bay is a semi-enclosed shallow water body between the southeast coast of India and Sri Lanka, with a water depth maximum of 13 m.[1] Palk Bay is located between 8° 50′ and 10° North latitudes and 78° 50′ and 80° 30′ East longitudes.

[2] Sediments discharged by rivers and transported by the surf currents as littoral drift settle in this sink.

Despite being a very shallow channel, wave effects are transmitted to a small extent through the Adam's Bridge passage.

[1] It is interesting to notice that, despite the visible block along the Adam's Bridge, the passage of wind wave and ocean current (to a very small extent) from the Gulf of Mannar to the bay is evident.

Palk Bay is associated with an ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana popular over the Indian Subcontinent, which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of Vaanaras (monkeys).