Bay of Bengal facts for kids
The Bay of Bengal is a bay. It is in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The bay is also west of the Malay Peninsula and east of India. It looks like a triangle. It is called the "Bay of Bengal", because to the north are the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh.it is an extended part of the Indian ocean. But most of the part the see landed on part of Bangladesh. It has four sea port on part of Bangladesh. Bay of Bengal named on the history of Bangladesh.
Images for kids
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Ross Island, in the Andamans, was one of the main naval bases of India during World War II
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The Shore Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the shore of the Bay of Bengal.
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Image of United States ships participating in the Malabar 2007 naval exercise. Aegis cruisers from the navies of Japan and Australia, and logistical support ships from Singapore and India in the Bay of Bengal took part.
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The Sunderbans bordering the Bay of Bengal is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.
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Cox's Bazar, the longest stretch of beach in the world.
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Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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The city of Visakhapatnam in India is a major port of the Bay of Bengal.
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Bay of Bengal near Tenneti Park, Visakhapatnam.
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A spinner dolphin in Bay of Bengal
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Tachypleus gigas in Odisha
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Some small fishing boats are catching fish & sell them in local coastal markets.
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Cyclone Sidr at its peak near Bangladesh
See also
In Spanish: Golfo de Bengala para niños
