A shallow strait separating India's southeastern coast from the island of Sri Lanka, linked to the Gulf of Mannar by a chain of shoals known as Adam's Bridge. Its narrow, shallow waters limit passage to smaller vessels.
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Source Palk Strait (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Palk Strait
Wikidata Q186299, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Palk Strait (Wikipedia)
Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776Quote, Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
Following the rise to present sea levels during the Holocene, by around 7,000 years ago, the strait became submerged.
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