Bay of Bengal

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The Bay of Bengal is a large northeastern extension of the Indian Ocean bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, known for its monsoons, cyclones, and major river deltas such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
marginal sea
water body
adjacentTo Arakan Coast
linked to: Arakan

Bengal coast
linked to: West Bengal coast

Coromandel Coast
borderedBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh coast
Bangladesh
Bangladesh coast
India
Myanmar
Myanmar coast
linked to: Arakan

Odisha coast
linked to: Orissa

Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan coast of the Indian Ocean
Tamil Nadu coast
West Bengal coast
connectedTo Andaman Sea
Arabian Sea
Strait of Malacca
hasApproximateArea 2173000 square kilometers
hasFeature Sundarbans mangrove forest
linked to: Sundarbans

continental shelf
deep-sea fan
submarine canyons
hasMajorRiverDelta Cauvery Delta
linked to: Kaveri River Delta

Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
linked to: Sundarbans

Godavari Delta
Krishna Delta
linked to: Krishna River basin

Mahanadi Delta
hasMaximumDepth over 4000 meters
influencesClimateOf Bangladesh
Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

Myanmar
Sri Lanka
isImportantFor fisheries livelihoods
marine biodiversity
regional trade
isProneTo cyclone landfalls on Bangladesh coast
cyclone landfalls on Eastern India coast
knownFor fisheries
high sediment load
large river deltas
monsoons
shipping routes
tropical cyclones
locatedIn Eastern Hemisphere
Northeastern Indian Ocean
Northern Hemisphere
nameDerivedFrom Bengal region
linked to: Bengal
partOf Indian Ocean
receivesRiver Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra

Cauvery River
linked to: Kaveri

Ganges River
linked to: Ganges

Godavari River
linked to: Godavari

Irrawaddy River
Krishna River
Mahanadi River
Meghna River
linked to: Meghna
subjectTo Northeast monsoon
Southwest monsoon
storm surges

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British India borderedBy Bay of Bengal
India hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
Asia bordersSea Bay of Bengal
Andaman and Nicobar Islands locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Ganges mouthLocation Bay of Bengal
Ganges mouthLocation Ganges Delta
linked to: Bay of Bengal
Ganges dischargeLocation Bay of Bengal
Tropic of Cancer passesThrough Bay of Bengal region
linked to: Bay of Bengal
Bengal bordersBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Madras Presidency borderedBy Bay of Bengal
Krishna River emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
subject linked to: Krishna
South Asia hasMajorSea Bay of Bengal
Indo-Australian Plate extendsUnder Bay of Bengal
Southeast Asia borderedBy Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean containsSea Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra mouth Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra dischargesInto Bay of Bengal
Godavari emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
Godavari mouthLocation Bay of Bengal
Kaveri mouthLocation Bay of Bengal
Kaveri emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
Andaman and Nicobar Command region Bay of Bengal
Campbell Bay National Park locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Chennai locatedOn Bay of Bengal
Trincomalee locatedOnBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Trincomalee isPortCityOn Bay of Bengal
Port Blair locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Cellular Jail locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea connectedTo Bay of Bengal
Sentinelese locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Great Andamanese region Bay of Bengal
Myanmar borderedBy Bay of Bengal
People's Republic of Bangladesh hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
Nicobarese region Bay of Bengal
British India Steam Navigation Company operatedRoute India–Bay of Bengal
linked to: Bay of Bengal
Rameswaram hasSea Bay of Bengal
Shompen locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Shompen region Southeast Bay of Bengal
linked to: Bay of Bengal
Coromandel Coast borders Bay of Bengal
Sri Lanka borderedBySea Bay of Bengal
Andaman Sea connectedTo Bay of Bengal
Sundarbans locatedIn Bay of Bengal coastal region
linked to: Bay of Bengal
South Andaman Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal
South Andaman Island hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
Middle Andaman Island locatedIn Bay of Bengal