Palk Strait, the northern portion of the shallow passage between the south coast of India and the island of Ceylon (q.v.).
Palk Strait
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 719
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Palk Strait, the northern portion of the shallow passage between the south coast of India and the island of Ceylon (q.v.).