Question

The gulf of Mannar is located in the -
A. Arabian sea
B. Indian ocean
C. Bering sea
D. Bay of Bengal

Answer 1

Hint:The average depth of this is 3,741 m or 12,274 ft and its max depth is 7,906 m or 25,934 ft.
This also caused a great Tsunami in December 2004 left a lot of misery in every one’s heart, it is caused by an earthquake that believed as powerful as the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs.

Complete answer:
The Gulf of Mannar is a tremendous shallow bay moulding bit of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean with least significance of 5.8 m (19 ft). It lies between the west bank of Sri Lanka and the south-eastern tip of India, in the Coromandel Coast region.

The Gulf of Mannar is known to hold more than 3,600 types of widely varied vegetation, making it one of the most extravagant seaside areas in Asia.
The gulf of mannar is not in the Arabian sea. Thus, Option (A) is not the correct answer.
Indian ocean has a laccadive sea in which the gulf of mannar is situated, Option (B) is the right answer.
Bering sea is not the right answer. Hence, Option (C) is not the correct answer.
Bay of Bengal is also not the suitable option because gulf of mannar is not in it. Option (D) is also not the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note:The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covers a region of 10,500 km2 of sea, 21 islands and the abutting coastline.
The Gulf of Mannar is known for its pearl banks of Pinctada radiata and Pinctada fucata for at least two thousand years.