Hikkaduwa National Park | water, reef

Sri Lanka / Galla / Ambalamgodha /
 water, reef, national park

Hikkaduwa National Park is one of two marine national parks in Sri Lanka.
National Park contains a coastal coral reef with a high degree of biodiversity.
The area was declared a wildlife sanctuary May 18, 1979, and in 1988 the area was increased.

Strongly affected by El Niño in 1998 and by the 2004 tsunami.

www.fao.org/docrep/x5627e/x5627e0n.htm
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Coordinates:   6°8'5"N   80°5'49"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago