Beach · Koggala · Southern Coast
Stilt Fishermen on a Long Reef Beach
Koggala Beach — 12 km east of Galle
FISHERMEN ON THE STILTSPhoto by Jakub Hałun on Wikimedia CommonsA long, uncluttered strand next to Unawatuna, with the island's famous stilt-fishing poles planted just off the sand.
One of the longest beaches in the country, 139 km south of Colombo, bounded by a reef on one side and Koggala Lake on the other. Stilt fishermen perch on poles in chest-deep water a few metres offshore, a practice now mostly staged for tips, and a British-era airstrip and rock-cut swimming pool sit at the eastern end.
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5.9897° N, 80.3197° EOSM
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