Thursday, October 24, 2013

Place to visit Pigeon Island in Sri Lanka

Pigeon Island is one of the two marine national stops in Sri Lanka, found 1 km off the Nilaveli drift in Tricomalee region in eastern territory. This island is eminent settling ground for a local jeopardized flying creature species called Blue Rock Pigeon and that very excuse for why had happened to name this place as 'Pigeon Island'. The islands were proclaimed an asylum in 1963 with a specific end goal to secure these fledglings and in this manner, it was updated to the status of a National Park in 2003.

 Pigeon Island, is one of the few marine national stops on the planet and definitely the most magnetic marine national park. Pigeon Island is additionally a well known feathered creatures' haven. The island is colonized by a substantial number of rock pigeons and subsequently it is called as the "Pigeon island". A little watercraft ride will give you a chance to this astonishing bit of nature's manifestations. The sun, ocean, shore, corals, singing winged animals and the ocean breeze will give you a knowledge of a life time.

The expansive and colorful coral reef which is 200 meters in length and around the range of 100 meters wide, holds a wide assortment of corals and it is accepted that there are in the vicinity of hundred types of coral, for example Acropora spp., Montipora spp., Faviddae and Mussidae. The high level of biodiversity in the island is upgraded by 300 types of coral reef fish whose presence close to the coral reef makes it an eye getting site. Uncommon angle like Blacktip reef shark might be seen around the shallow coral ranges. Additionally this marine planet is honored with other marine creatures, for example ocean turtles, hawksbill turtles and different sorts of crabs.



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