Pigeon Island
photo taken by Dschen Reinecke - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Pigeon_Island.JPG |
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4.6 hectares |
| Main attraction |
pigeons |
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This consists of two small islands off the east coast north of Trincomalee. It has been under Department of Wildlife and Conservation since 1974. Originally gazetted as a sanctuary for the pigeons that lived there but later converted to a national park to protect the coral reefs and soft corals around it.
(Source Daily News - Jayantha Jayawardana)
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