Palk Bay
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Palk Bay is a shallow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its rich fisheries, coastal communities, and frequent cross-border maritime disputes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
marginal sea ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Gulf of Mannar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | shallow ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineCountry |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisputeType |
illegal fishing dispute
ⓘ
maritime boundary dispute ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
aquaculture
ⓘ
artisanal fishing ⓘ trawl fishing ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coral patches
ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
arrests of fishers
ⓘ
destructive trawling ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| hasMajorFishingCommunity |
Sri Lankan Sinhalese fishers
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Tamil fishers ⓘ Tamil fishers from Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 13 meters ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Adam's Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mannar Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Rameswaram Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | marine salinity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Northeast monsoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest monsoon ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
India–Sri Lanka bilateral relations
ⓘ
livelihoods of coastal communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal communities
ⓘ
cross-border maritime disputes ⓘ rich fisheries ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Palk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
northern Sri Lanka
ⓘ
southeastern India ⓘ |
| subjectOf | India–Sri Lanka fisheries dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
crustaceans
ⓘ
marine fish ⓘ molluscs ⓘ |
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