Palk Strait Map
The Palk Strait is a strait bordered by Sri Lanka and India. This map shows the Palk Strait highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
Countries with a coast on the Palk Strait: Sri Lanka and India.
The blue outline marks the Palk Strait as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Trichy, Jaffna, Thanjavur, Anuradhapura and Kilinochchi.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Palk Strait come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Palk Strait is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Palk Strait facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Inflows | Malvathu River, Mandekal Aru, Nay Aru, Pali Aru, Pallavarayankaddu Aru and Parangi Aru |
| Coastal countries | Sri Lanka and India |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the coastal countries: Sri Lanka, India. Compare with the map of the five oceans.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries border the Palk Strait?
Sri Lanka and India.
Can I download a blank map of the Palk Strait?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Palk Strait Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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