Wildlife · Trincomalee · East Coast
A Lagoon on the Northeast Coast
Kokkilai Lagoon — 50 km north of Trincomalee
LAGOON AT SUNSETPhoto by Nisfan Hamza on Wikimedia CommonsOne of the island's largest lagoon bird sanctuaries, where flamingos and pelicans gather among traditional stake-net fishermen.
A large brackish lagoon on the northeast coast, straddling the Mullaitivu and Trincomalee district border and protected as a bird sanctuary. Fishing communities work its shallows, and flamingos and pelicans gather here in the northern winter.
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9.0000° N, 80.9500° ECarto · OSM
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