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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
The Bay of Bengal was the name given to the gulf which extended from the | [[File:Map (Survivors of the Flux).jpg|thumb|right|Location of the Bay of Bengal. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'')]] | ||
The Bay of Bengal was the name given to the gulf which extended from the east coast of [[Hindoostan]], via the south-west coast of [[Birmah]], to the west coast of [[Siam]]. The city of [[Madras]] was on the coast of Hindoostan, just west of the bay. The [[Ganges|River Ganges]] flowed into the bay from the northern coast via a series of tributaries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') [[Singapore]] was located on the opposite side of the bay from [[Karachi]] via a slow boat journey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Bay of Bengal appeared on a map of the region in [[1904]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') | The Bay of Bengal appeared on a map of the region in [[1904]]. [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Dan Lewis]] and [[Eustacius Jericho]] travelled through the Bay of Bengal on their journey from [[Nepal]] to the [[Great Wall of China]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') | ||
[[Diane Holmes]] flew over the bay in [[1952]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'') | [[Diane Holmes]] flew over the bay in [[1952]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'') | ||
Latest revision as of 20:21, 11 October 2022
The Bay of Bengal, also called Bengal Bay, (AUDIO: Storm Warning) was a body of water in the south of Asia.[1]
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
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The Bay of Bengal was the name given to the gulf which extended from the east coast of Hindoostan, via the south-west coast of Birmah, to the west coast of Siam. The city of Madras was on the coast of Hindoostan, just west of the bay. The River Ganges flowed into the bay from the northern coast via a series of tributaries. (TV: Survivors of the Flux) Singapore was located on the opposite side of the bay from Karachi via a slow boat journey. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Bay of Bengal appeared on a map of the region in 1904. Yasmin Khan, Dan Lewis and Eustacius Jericho travelled through the Bay of Bengal on their journey from Nepal to the Great Wall of China. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)
Diane Holmes flew over the bay in 1952. (TV: Out of Time)
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- ↑ The map shown in War of the Sontarans shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in Survivors of the Flux, the Bay of Bengal is located along the east coast of Hindustan.
