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	Palk Strait - MSN Encarta
		Palk Strait, bay separating the state of Tamil Nādu, southern India, on the northwest, from Sri Lanka on the southeast, at a width of between 24 and 140 km (15 and 85 mi).
		The strait is incompletely separated from the Gulf of Mannār to the south by a group of islands, known as Adams Bridge, stretching between the two land masses.
		The Palk Strait joins the Bay of Bengal to the northeast, and is shallow in comparison.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580042/Palk_Strait.html (107 words)

	Palk Strait - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Palk Strait, bay separating the state of Tamil Nādu, southern India, on the northwest, from Sri Lanka on the southeast, at a width of between 24 and...
		Malacca, Strait of, body of water, southeastern Asia, separating the Malay Peninsula on the northeast from the island of Sumatra on the southwest,...
		The Palk Strait is a strait that lies between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the island nation of Sri Lanka.
	encarta.msn.com /Palk_Strait.html (215 words)

	Palk Strait - Encyclopedia.com
		Palk Strait, 40 to 85 mi (64-137 km) wide, between India and Sri Lanka.
		Sethusamudram Canal in the Palk Strait between southern India and northern...
		from the Persian Gulf to the Straits of Malacca as a legitimate...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-PalkStra.html (832 words)

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		A senior professor at the University of Moratuwa, he said that it was possible that the flow of ocean currents had changed in the Palk Strait as a result of the tsunami, because the immediate neighboured had gone into a convulsion.
		The Palk Strait and the coastlines adjoining it were apparently unaffected, but areas not too far away, such as Nagapattinam in the north, on the Indian side, and Point Pedro in the east, on the Sri Lankan side, had been badly hit by the giant tsunami waves.
		Any man-made intervention in the shallow and narrow Palk Strait, like the digging of a canal, would lead to an increase in the volume of water flowing, and to changes in current patterns, he said.
	iri.columbia.edu /~mahaweli/climate.lk_mirror/sethu/docs/balac005.html (856 words)

	Palk Strait - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between India and Sri Lanka between Dhanushkodi, near Rameswaram in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, and Talaimannar in the Mannar island in Sri Lanka.
		The shallow waters and reefs of the strait make it difficult for large ships to pass through, although fishing boats and small craft carrying coastal trade have navigated the strait for centuries.
		Construction of a shipping canal through the strait was first proposed to the British Raj government of India in 1860, and a number of commissions have studied the proposal up to the present day.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Palk_Strait (321 words)

	AllRefer.com - Palk Strait (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		Palk Strait[pOk, pOlk] Pronunciation Key, 40 to 85 mi (64–137 km) wide, between India and Sri Lanka.
		The strait's treacherous waters are avoided by most ships.
		A train-ferry crosses the strait (c.20 mi/32 km) between Dhanushkodi, India, and Talaimannar, Sri Lanka.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PalkStra.html (170 words)

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		The structure and function of the Adam’s Bridge and the Palk Bay are influenced by the ocean dynamics of the Gulf of Mannar (which is an extension of the Indian Ocean (IO)) and the Bay of Bengal.
		Palk Bay, Adam’s Bridge and the GOM are bound in east and west by the Sri Lankan and Indian Peninsular land masses.
		Palk Bay has a width ranging from 57 km (Palk Strait) to 107 km (Thiruppalaikudi to Poonagari coast).
	www.geocities.com /sethushipcanal/DataBase.htm (348 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Murugupillai Navaratnasamy gave birth to the idea of a Palk Strait swim, and performed his heroic feat at the age of 44, in 1954.
		Palk Strait, a distance of 36 miles, which stretches from Point Pedro to Point Calimere in South India.
		In 1967, a group of Indian swimmers swam Palk Strait with Bhaidyanath winning the event in 13 hours and 30 minutes, which turned out to be the first race over the Strait.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2004/08/22/fea28.html (864 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Features (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Preparing to swim 22 kilometres in eight hours or less facing the perils of the large fish, rocks and currants he is all set to cross the Palk Strait between Talaimanar and Rameshwaram, India and establish a record, not for himself but in memory of those who lost their lives due to the tsunami.
		Though many attempted and crossed the Palk Strait in the past three decades including Kumar Ananda known for his record- breaking attempts at various adventurous sports, they failed to get their names recorded in the Guiness Book.
		The only mention of a Palk Strait record in the Guiness book of the 20th Century, is of an Indian, Mihir Sen from Calcutta who crossed the Palk Strait on April 5 and 6, 1966 in 25 hours and 36 minutes.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2005/04/24/fea18.html (757 words)

	Palk Strait -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).
		The tundra in Alaska extends along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Strait, and southward to the Aleutian Islands.
		The marginal dunes of the Manawatu coast are planted with pine forests to hold the shifting sand.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9058111 (832 words)

	Weekend Express - A canal ... and an Island !
		The Palk Strait is 64-137 km wide and 137 km long.
		Furthermore, Adam's Bridge is a chain of shoal, nearly seven in all, is 30 km long, located in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka.
		Earlier, Sri Lanka was a part of the South Indian peninsula, subsequently, separated by a series of lineaments in the Palk Strait region.
	k.t.rajasingam.tripod.com /canal.htm (2323 words)

	strait
		A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses.
		Straits can lie on important shipping routes, and wars have been fought for control of these straits.
		That is, while straits lie between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water, isthmuses lie between two bodies of water and connects two larger land masses.
	www.fact-library.com /strait.html (132 words)

	Sethusamudram Corporation Limited - Article of Dr.TadMurthy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Earlier investigations, including Tracer study, had confirmed that in the Palk Strait and Palk Bay legs of the channel, current and, therefore, sedimentation movement is along the channel alignment.
		Palk Bay adjoining Palk Strait has natural depth of 12m or above and therefore, no dredging is envisaged in Palk Bay.
		Palk Bay south of Adam's Bridge and Adam's Bridge, where the natural depth is less than 12m will be dredged to -12m CD.
	www.sethusamudram.gov.in /TedArticle.asp (1151 words)

	Sethu Shipping Canal Project - Palk Bay and Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
		The total length of the canal in the Palk Bay is 152.2 km, with a width of 300 m.
		This is divided into three legs: the southern leg in the Adam's Bridge (20 km); the northern leg in the Palk Strait (54.2 km) and the central portion (78 km).
		The Palk Bay is one of the five major permanent sediment sinks of India, and Chandramohan et al.
	palkbay.wikicities.com /wiki/Sethu_Shipping_Canal_Project (1311 words)

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		A senior professor at the University of Moratuwa, he said that it was possible that the flow of ocean currents had changed in the Palk Strait as a result of the tsunami, because the immediate neighboured had gone into a convulsion.
		The Palk Strait and the coastlines adjoining it were apparently unaffected, but areas not too far away, such as Nagapattinam in the north, on the Indian side, and Point Pedro in the east, on the Sri Lankan side, had been badly hit by the giant tsunami waves.
		Any man-made intervention in the shallow and narrow Palk Strait, like the digging of a canal, would lead to an increase in the volume of water flowing, and to changes in current patterns, he said.
	www.climate.lk /sethu/docs/balac005.html (856 words)

	NASA Images Find 1,750,000 Year Old Man-Made Bridge
		The recently discovered bridge, currently named as Adam's Bridge and made of a chain of shoals, 30 km long, in the Palk Straits between India and Sri Lanka, reveals a mystery behind it.
		Legend as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge's age is also almost equivalent.
		Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka.
	www.rense.com /general30/nasa.htm (1659 words)

	Station Information - Palk Strait
		The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi(64-137 km) wide Strait that lies between India and Sri Lanka between Dhanushkondi, near Rameswaram in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, and Talaimannar on the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka.
		It is studded at its southern end with a chain of shoal reefs that are collectively called Adam's Bridge.
		The Hindu epic Ramayana recounts how Lord Rama with the help of an army of Vanaras or monkeys built a bridge of stones across the Palk Straits to rescue his bride Sita from the evil Ravana.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/palk_strait.html (150 words)

	Palk Strait -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Construction of a shipping canal through the strait was first proposed to the (Click link for more info and facts about British Raj) British Raj government of India in 1860, and a number of commissions have studied the proposal up to the present day.
		Like the (An arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain) English Channel, the Palk Strait has been taken up as a challenge by many (Click link for more info and facts about long distance swimmer) long distance swimmers.
		Some (A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination) Christians believe this mythical bridge to be Adam's Bridge.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/palk_strait.htm (272 words)

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		Meanwhile however, on the Indian side of the Palk Strait, the reports which have emerged suggest that although the momentum had slowed, the processing of the pre-approval stage for environmental clearance has now steered the project to its penultimate phase.
		It's focus on the Palk Strait would become a justifiable priority, although with the combined impact of the tsunami rebuilding process, it may pose a huge challenge.
		Yet, the disruption of the Palk Strait which has evolved as a natural buffer for the benefit of both countries may not then help Sri Lanka to shelter the SSCP.
	www.climate.lk /sethu/docs/is01.html (1767 words)

	I want to savour success in Indian waters: Bula (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In a bid to realise her childhood dream of crossing the seven seas, ace swimmer Bula Chowdhury would set about to conquer the last frontier by swimming the Palk strait in Sri Lanka on August 20, claiming that she would make a woman's world record if she succeeded in her mission.
		Chowdhury, who would be leaving for Sri Lanka tomorrow (Aug 12, 2004), said that she was confident of successfully negotiating the 40km stretch of the Strait between Talaimanar in Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in 10-12 hours.
		The 34-year-old swimmer, who conquered the sixth hurdle - the Cook Strait in New Zealand - in March 2003, had to wait for 16 months for permission to swim the Palk Strait due to bureaucratic delays.
	news.indiainfo.com /2004/08/11/1108swim.html (381 words)

	Sethusamudram - Social, Environmental, Technical and Scientific Issues
		The wave entering the Palk Bay from Gulf of Mannar (located in the south), has just touched the southern leg (that is the Adam's Bridge portion) of the SSC.
		It is to be noted at this point of time, the wave prefers to enter the Palk Bay through the northern half of Palk Strait rather than the southern half of the Strait.
		In the Palk Strait area the wave has encircled the northern tip of Sri Lanka and has embraced Manamelkudi, a spot known to be experiencing high sedimentation rates.
	www.sethusamudram.in /htmdocs/Simulation_Models.htm (651 words)

	The Hindu : All at Sea on the Palk Strait
		It was an emotional moment and it pained one to watch the two seasoned swimmers, one a long-distance specialist and the other a former international, resign to the unpredictable sea.
		But while all the `clearance' work on land, in both India and Sri Lanka, was done efficiently, the swimmers and the team were all at sea on the Palk Strait, frequently losing their way and swimming a lot of extra miles.
		The lessons from Palk Strait should go a long way in strengthening the foundations of the new club.
	www.hinduonnet.com /mp/2004/05/27/stories/2004052701340400.htm (730 words)

	Palk_Strait LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between India's Tamil Nadu state and the island nation of Sri Lanka.
		The strait receives several rivers, most notably the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu.
		It is named after Robert Palk, governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763).
	www.school-explorer.com /info/Palk_Strait (363 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Swimming : Wilson to attempt Palk Strait again
		At the halfway mark on the Park Strait, he was relaxed.
		His first Palk Strait attempt early this week was not planned properly.
		And after the Palk Strait effort in August, it could be the English Channel.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/05/28/stories/2004052805761600.htm (386 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> Sports -> Bula Chowdhury conquers Cook's Strait in NZ
		Kolkata: Ace swimmer Bula Chowdhury has successfully crossed the Cook's Strait in New Zealand with record time among Asian women, thus leaping a step forward towards fulfilling her dream of conquering the seven seas.
		With this, the 32-year-old swimmer has crossed six of the seven seas — the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, Tirrenean Sea, Torroneous Gulf, the Catalina Channel and the Cook's Strait - and would endeavour to conquer the Palk Strait in Sri Lanka next to complete her mission.
		Chowdhury, who had earlier become the first Asian woman to cross the Cataline Channel last year, had been trying for three years for permission from the authorities, who were reluctant "as the water is cold and weather extremely rough," she said.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/03/26/26swimming.html (302 words)

	ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION Ltd Sethusamudram Press reports (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although an EIA is meant to consult all the risk holders of a project the National Environment Engineering Research Institute of Nagpur had failed to consult the Sri Lankan government on its implications towards Sri Lanka,” Mr Munasinghe said.
		The sand bed of the sea acts as a natural barrier against water flow from the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal.
		The Sri Lankan environmentalists’ case is that the waters in the Gulf Mannar and the Palk Strait around Adam’s Bridge, the site of the canal, are very shallow.
	www.efl.lk /Sethupress.html (1268 words)

	The Acorn » Dredging the Palk Strait (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Its current day proponents, led by the Indian central government, argue that dredging the Palk Strait will boost littoral and international trade, strengthen the capabilities of the Indian navy and even safeguard against tsunamis.
		Its opponents, of which there are many — the governments of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, various NGOs and Green groups — claim that it will cause tremendous damage to the local ecology and affect the livelihoods of the fishing communities along the coasts of southern India and Sri Lanka.
		Nitin Pai presents writes on dredging the Palk Straits; a project controversial both for its economic feasibility and environmental impact is a serious gamble by the Indian government.
	opinion.paifamily.com /wp-trackback.php?p=1513 (932 words)

	rediff.com: Sethusamudram project viable: SCI
		A senior ministry official said the proposed dredging works would allow vessels of 300-400 TEU capacity to pass through and could be executed within the current year itself.
		Meanwhile, the ministry was awaiting a project report from the Nagpur-based National Engineering and Environment Research Institute for a deeper navigation channel across the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka in the Bay of Bengal.
		Colombo is interested in a road bridge across the Palk Strait.
	www.rediff.com /money/2002/oct/16sci.htm (341 words)

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