Bay of Bengal

part of the Indian Ocean between South and South East Asia
Place body_of_water Q38684
Bay of Bengal
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Bay of Bengal

Summary

Bay of Bengal is a body of water[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bay of Bengal is in the country of India[3].
  • Bay of Bengal is in the country of Bangladesh[4].
  • Bay of Bengal is in the country of Sri Lanka[5].
  • Bay of Bengal is in the country of Myanmar[6].
  • Bay of Bengal's instance of is recorded as body of water[7].
  • Bay of Bengal's instance of is recorded as bay[8].
  • Bay of Bengal's shares border with is recorded as Nagapattinam[9].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Godavari River[10].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Krishna River[11].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Kaveri[12].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Naf River[13].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Palar River[14].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Hooghly River[15].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Karnaphuli[16].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Meghna River[17].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Cooum River[18].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Mahaweli River[19].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Barak River[20].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Penna River[21].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Adyar River[22].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Brahmani River[23].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Feni River[24].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Sangu River[25].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Ponnaiyar River[26].
  • Bay of Bengal's inflows is recorded as Kollidam River[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India[3], a country[28], in India[29], founded in 1947[30]; Bangladesh[4], a sovereign state[31], in Bangladesh[32], founded in 1971[33]; Sri Lanka[5], a republic[34], in Sri Lanka[35], founded in 1972[36]; and Myanmar[6], a sovereign state[37], in Myanmar[38], founded in 1948[39]. Bay of Bengal is part of Indian Ocean[40].

Physical Characteristics

Bay of Bengal covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2172000'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include body of water[7] and bay[8].

Why It Matters

Bay of Bengal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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