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Bay of Bengal

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  1. Arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka on the west, Bangladesh on the north, and Southeast Asia on the east.


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However, Indian media report a Notice to Air Missions has been issued for a warning area over the Bay of Bengal, according to the Times of India newspaper.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

Near Rangpo, the Teesta joins with another river and carries on toward the Bay of Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Lekha Ajit, 22, grew up in southeast India, in the coastal city of Chennai along the Bay of Bengal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2024

In May 2023, the Bay of Bengal was hit by the region's most powerful cyclone in more than a decade, affecting thousands in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

From BBC May 27, 2024

It was a lovely, breezy, hot Sunday afternoon and the Bay of Bengal glit­tered under a blue sky.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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