🇱🇰 Pigeon Island National Park, Nilaveli, Sri Lanka. | පරෙවි දූපත ජාතික උද්‍යානය, නිලාවෙලි.

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Around the World - Episode 15 | Pigeon Island National Park, Nilaveli, Sri Lanka. | පරෙවි දූපත ජාතික උද්‍යානය, නිලාවෙලි.
Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka. This national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, a coastal town in Eastern Province. It spans over a total area of 471.429 hectares. 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 re-designated as a national park. This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka.
Pigeon Island consists of two islands; large pigeon island and small pigeon island. The large pigeon island is fringed by a coral reef, and is about 450 m long and 150 m wide. Its highest point is 44.8 m above mean sea level. The small pigeon island is surrounded by rocky islets.
The large pigeon island’s coral reef fauna is dominated by Acropora spp. with some Montipora spp. Faviidae, Mussidae and Poritidae species dominate the coral reef around the rocky islets. Areas with soft corals such as Sinularia, Lobophyton, and Sarcophyton can also be observed. The coral reef harbors many vertebrates and invertebrates. Many of the 100 species of corals and 300 coral reef fishes recorded around the Trincomalee area are found in the national park. Juvenile and adult blacktip reef shark are seen around the shallow coral areas. Hawksbill turtle, green turtle and olive ridley are the visiting sea turtles of the coral reef. The island is an important breeding ground for the rock pigeon.

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