- Palk Strait lies between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of Srilanka.
- Named after Robert Palk, governor of Madras, it has a depth of a minimum of 9.1m and a length of around 137 km.
- In the South, it is bounded by Pamban Island, Adam’s Bridge, and the Gulf of Mannar, whereas the Southwestern portion of the strait is called Palk Bay. Vaigai river in Tamil Nadu flows into the Palk Strait.
- Adams Bridge, known as Rama Setu is a cluster of limestone shoals between the islands of Mannar and Rameshwaram.
- In Palk Strait, waves on either side are in high contrast with each other. The northern side has swelled waves, and the southern side has sea waves.
- Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project, started by the Government of India to create a shipping route between India and Srilanka, involves digging an 83.2 km channel connecting the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
- The largest strait in India is the Strait of Malacca between the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea.
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