Pigeon Island National Park
Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka. The national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, a coastal town in Eastern Province, encompassing a total area of 471.429 hectares. The island's name derives from the rock pigeon which has colonized it. The national park contains some of the best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka. Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963. In 2003 it was re-designated as a national park. This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka. The island was used as a shooting range during the colonial era. Pigeon Island is one of the several protected areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
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Pigeon Island National Park
Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka. The national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, a coastal town in Eastern Province, encompassing a total area of 471.429 hectares. The island's name derives from the rock pigeon which has colonized it. The national park contains some of the best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka. Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963. In 2003 it was re-designated as a national park. This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka. The island was used as a shooting range during the colonial era. Pigeon Island is one of the several protected areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
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ピジョン島国立公園(ぴじょんとうこくりつこうえん、タミル語: ...... 国立公園。スリランカでも有数のサンゴ礁を持つ海洋公園である。
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鴿子島國家公園是斯里蘭卡的國家公園,位於該國東部,處於東部省,鄰近亭可馬里,成立於2003年,面積4.7平方公里,有烏翅真鯊、玳瑁、綠蠵龜、欖蠵龜等海洋生物棲息。
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ピジョン島国立公園(ぴじょんとうこくりつこうえん、タミル語: ...... 国立公園。スリランカでも有数のサンゴ礁を持つ海洋公園である。
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鴿子島國家公園是斯里蘭卡的國家公園,位於該國東部,處於東部省,鄰近亭可馬里,成立於2003年,面積4.7平方公里,有烏翅真鯊、玳瑁、綠蠵龜、欖蠵龜等海洋生物棲息。
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