Bay of Bengal

Description

This arm of the Indian Ocean is wide at the bottom and narrowest at the shores of Bengladesh. Storms surges moving north are amplified by this shape, giving rise to the world's most catastrophic floods when they reach the vast and populous delta lands at the bay's head. The eastern edge of the bay is deep--below 5000 meters--but most of it is on the continental margins.

Around the area

north
east, from the north
east, from the center
east, from the south
south
south, to Sri Lanka
south, between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu
west, from the south of the bay
west, from the center of the bay
northwest, from near the top of the bay
northwest, from the top of the bay