Bay of Bengal

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The Bay of Bengal is a large northeastern extension of the Indian Ocean bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, known for its monsoons, cyclones, and major river deltas such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
marginal sea
water body
adjacentTo Arakan
surface form: Arakan Coast

West Bengal coast
surface form: Bengal coast

Coromandel Coast
borderedBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh coast
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bangladesh coast
India
Myanmar
Arakan
surface form: Myanmar coast

Orissa
surface form: Odisha coast

Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan coast of the Indian Ocean
Tamil Nadu coast
West Bengal coast
connectedTo Andaman Sea
Arabian Sea
Strait of Malacca
hasApproximateArea 2173000 square kilometers
hasFeature Sundarbans
surface form: Sundarbans mangrove forest

continental shelf
deep-sea fan
submarine canyons
hasMajorRiverDelta Kaveri River Delta
surface form: Cauvery Delta

Sundarbans
surface form: Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

Godavari Delta
Krishna River basin
surface form: Krishna Delta

Mahanadi Delta
hasMaximumDepth over 4000 meters
influencesClimateOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

eastern India
surface form: Eastern India

Myanmar
Sri Lanka
isImportantFor fisheries livelihoods
marine biodiversity
regional trade
isProneTo cyclone landfalls on Bangladesh coast
cyclone landfalls on Eastern India coast
knownFor fisheries
high sediment load
large river deltas
monsoons
shipping routes
tropical cyclones
locatedIn Eastern Hemisphere
Northeastern Indian Ocean
Northern Hemisphere
nameDerivedFrom Bengal
surface form: Bengal region
partOf Indian Ocean
receivesRiver Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River

Kaveri
surface form: Cauvery River

Ganges
surface form: Ganges River

Godavari
surface form: Godavari River

Irrawaddy River
Krishna River
Mahanadi River
Meghna
surface form: Meghna River
subjectTo Northeast monsoon
Southwest monsoon
storm surges

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Corbyn’s Cove Beach hasView Bay of Bengal
Kala Pani locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Southwest monsoon sourceRegion Bay of Bengal
Northeast monsoon affectsRegion Bay of Bengal
Nagapattinam coast Bay of Bengal
Cooum River mouthLocatedIn Bay of Bengal
Cooum River emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
Cooum River terminus Bay of Bengal
this entity surface form: Bay of Bengal at Chennai
Orissa bordersBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Orissa hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
North Sentinel Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Andaman Islands locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Sentinelese language spokenIn Bay of Bengal
Great Andamanese languages locatedIn Bay of Bengal
this entity surface form: Bay of Bengal region
Arakan Mountains separates Bay of Bengal
Arakan Mountains borders Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh Liberation War location Bay of Bengal
Nancowry locatedInEthnolinguisticArea Bay of Bengal
South East Asia Command regionServed Bay of Bengal
Pucikwar locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Nicobar Islands locatedIn Bay of Bengal
this entity surface form: Bay of Bengal region
Jeru region Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi Delta emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi Delta borderedByWaterBody Bay of Bengal
Batticaloa Lagoon hasMouth Bay of Bengal
Dutch Coromandel borderedBy Bay of Bengal
West Bengal coast borders Bay of Bengal
Nicobarese languages region Bay of Bengal
Red Skin Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Pluto Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Little Nicobar locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Little Nicobar sea Bay of Bengal
Little Nicobar hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
Ongan languages region Bay of Bengal
Pigeon Island locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Chowra region Bay of Bengal
North Bay Island locatedInWaterbody Bay of Bengal
Palk Strait partOf Bay of Bengal
Palk Strait connects Bay of Bengal
Ramanathapuram district coast Bay of Bengal
Ramanathapuram district hasCoastline Bay of Bengal
Grub Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Pulicat locatedOnCoastOf Bay of Bengal
Pulicat nearWaterBody Bay of Bengal
Tranquebar locatedOn Bay of Bengal
Mahabalipuram locatedOn Bay of Bengal
Ross Island locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
South Andaman district locatedIn Bay of Bengal
this entity surface form: Bay of Bengal region