Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal, arm of the Indian Ocean, between India on the west and Myanmar (Burma) and the Malay Peninsula on the east. Many large rivers flow into the bay: the Ganges and the Brahmaputra on the north; the Irrawaddy on the east; and the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Cauvery on the west. On the western coast of the bay the harbours are poor, but on the eastern coast are many good ports, such as Sittwe, Moulmein, and Tavoy, all in Myanmar. The islands in the bay, which is about 2,090 km (1,300 mi) long and about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) wide, include the Andaman and Nicobar groups.