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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Bay of Bengal

All three countries are knit together by the Himalayas and river systems that traverse from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, relies heavily on Chattogram port -- formerly known as Chittagong and strategically located on the Bay of Bengal -- for most of its imports and exports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

On 7 May, the refugees said they were taken to Hindon airport, just east of Delhi, where they boarded planes to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory in the Bay of Bengal.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

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

But in early May, we hoped, the approach of the monsoon from the Bay of Bengal would force the jet stream north into Tibet.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer