Bay of Bengal
Northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, rich in history and biodiversity.
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The Bay of Bengal is a large body of water bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[1]
Last updated 2026-10-02 from the source article.
Geography and history
The bay is named after the historical Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh and parts of India.[2] The bay was historically known as Kalinga Sagar, derived from the ancient kingdom of Kalinga.[3] During the Chola dynasty, it was called the Chola Sea or Chola Lake.[4] The International Hydrographic Organization defines the bay's limits.[5]
The water body was known as Sinus Gangeticus by Romans and as the Gulf of the Ganges by Greeks.[2] That fan measures approximately 3000 km in length and 1430 km in width.[6]
What the cited sources add
Following a 1968 survey, Joseph Curray and David Moore delineated and named the fan.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Map of Bay of Benglal- World Seas, Bay of Bengal Map Location – World Atlas", 4 February 2021; Chowdhury, "Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh", Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dey, "Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediæval India", Luzac & Co., 1927, p. 120; "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), GANGE´TICUS SINUS", www.perseus.tufts.edu; "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Gangetĭcus Sinus", www.perseus.tufts.edu; 1794, Orbis Veteribus Notus by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mohanty, "Maritime Trade of Ancient Kalinga", Orissa Review, November 2011, p. 41; Agarwala, "The Re-Emergence of the Bay of Bengal", The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, 2020, p. 49–73 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Agarwala, "The Re-Emergence of the Bay of Bengal", The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, 2020, p. 49–73 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition", International Hydrographic Organization, 1953 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shanmugam, G., "Submarine fans: A critical retrospective (1950–2015)", Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016, p. 110–184 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bay of Bengal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: France-Lanord, "Summary on the Bengal Fan: An introduction to a drilling proposal", Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, March 2000; Curray, "Growth of the Bengal Deep-Sea Fan and Denudation in the Himalayas", Geological Society of America Bulletin, March 1971, p. 563–572 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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