PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL PARK IN TRINCOMALEE
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. 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 redesignated 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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