Straits and Channels
STRAITS AND CHANNELS A naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that lies between two land masses and connects 2 larger bodies of water Some straits are not navigable because they are too shallow, or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago Location: between Tamilnadu and Jaffna District of the Northern province of Srilanka * It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Plak Bay in the southwest * Rivers- the Vaigai River of Tamilnadu * Palk Bay at its southern end has a chain of low Islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam's Bridge, historically known in Hindu Mythology as "Ram Setu". The Bridge of Rama * This chain extends between Pamban Islands ( also known as Rameswaram Islands) in Tamilnadu and Manner Island in Srilanka The Duncan Passage - * Strait in the Indian Ocean * It separates Rutland Island ( part of Great An...