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OAS seaname Detail for Bay of Bengal
| seanames_id: | 44 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Bay of Bengal |
| Sea code: | 43 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Bay of Bengal, situated in the northern part of the India Ocean, between the coasts of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Burma and the western side of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, are the following: On the West and the North From Dondra Head (5 Degrees 55 Minutes N - 80 Degrees 35 Minutes E), the southern extremity of Sri Lanka, northward, along the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, to Point Pedro (9 Degrees 49 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 80 Degrees 15 Minutes E), the northern extremity thereof; thence a line joining Point Pedro northwestward to Point Calimere (10 Degrees 17 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 79 Degrees 52 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the coast of India (the common limit with the Palk Strait and Palk Bay, see 5.11); and thence from Point Calimere, in India, along the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Burma, to Cape Negrais (16 Degrees 02 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 94 Degrees 11 Minutes 40 Seconds E), in Burma. On the East: A line joining Cape Negrais, in Burma, southward, through the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Pygmalion Point (6 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 93 Degrees 50 Minutes E), the southern extremity of Great Nicobar Island - in such a way that all the narrow waters between these islands lie to the eastward and are therefore excluded from the Bay of Bengal; and thence a line joining Pygmalion Point southeastward to the northern extremity of Breueh Island (5 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 95 Degrees 02 Minutes E), off the northwestern extremity of Sumatera the common limit with the Andaman or Burma Sea, see 5.13). On the South: A line joining the northern extremity of Breueh Island westward to Dondra Head (5 Degrees 55 Minutes N - 80 Degrees 35 Minutes E), the southern extremity of Sri Lanka. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |