Palk Strait

Summary

Palk Strait is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,368 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palk Strait is in the country of Sri Lanka^[3].
• Palk Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[4].
• Robert Palk is named after Palk Strait^[5].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Malvathu River^[6].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Mandekal Aru^[7].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Nay Aru^[8].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Pali Aru^[9].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Pallavarayankaddu Aru^[10].
• Palk Strait's inflows is recorded as Parangi Aru^[11].
• Palk Strait's basin country is recorded as India^[12].
• Palk Strait is part of Indian Ocean^[13].
• Palk Strait's Commons category is recorded as Palk Strait^[14].
• Palk Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 9.8333333333333, 'longitude': 79.5}^[15].
• Palk Strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palk Strait^[16].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[22].
• Palk Strait's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[23].
• Palk Strait's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].

Body

Geography

Palk Strait is in the country of Sri Lanka^[3]. It is part of Indian Ocean^[13].

Designation and Status

Palk Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[4].

History and Context

Robert Palk is named after Palk Strait^[5].

Why It Matters

Palk Strait ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,368 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]