Which river separates India from Sri Lanka?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river separates India from Sri Lanka?” The correct answer is No river separates them. No river separates India from Sri Lanka. They are separated by the Palk Strait (a narrow stretch of water) and the Gulf of Mannar. The Adam's Bridge (Ram Setu) is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island in India and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention.