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Summary

Satellite image of the Palk Strait between the southern tip of India and northern Sri Lanka, with Adam's Bridge across its southern end, taken by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite in July 2018.

Used in Palk Strait ganja trade.

Source

  • Original: "Palk Strait (MODIS 2018-07-27).jpg", by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, July 2018, on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Changes: none; the file is as published (1847 × 1326 pixels).
  • Identification: Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka, MODIS image from NASA's Aqua satellite, July 2018.

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