Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in the Madurantakam taluk of the in the Indian state of . Established in 1936, it is the oldest wildlife sanctuary in India.
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  • Type: Wetland
  • Description: Nature preserving sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Vedanthangal WLS”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maduranthakam Lake.

Lake
or Maduranthakam Aeri, is a lake spread over 2400 acres in , , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maduranthakam.

Town
Photo: Ssriram mt, Public domain.
Madurantakam is the southernmost suburb of Chennai city and a municipality in in the state of . The town is known for the artificial and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the .

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Latitude
12.5457° or 12° 32′ 44″ north
Longitude
79.856° or 79° 51′ 22″ east
Open location code
7J4XGVW4+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 279532243
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Wiki­data ID
Q2253205
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বেড়ন্তাঙ্গল পাখিরালয়”
  • Esperanto: “Birdorezervejo Vedanthangal”
  • Esperanto: “Vedanthangal”
  • Japanese: “ヴェダンターンガル鳥類保護区”
  • Malayalam: “Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary”
  • Malayalam: “വേടൻതങ്ങൽ പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം”
  • Malayalam: “വേടന്താങ്കൽ പക്ഷി സങ്കേതം”
  • Persian: “پناهگاه پرندگان ودنتهنگل”
  • Persian: “ودنتهنگل برد سنکتواری”
  • Tamil: “வேடந்தாங்கல் பறவை புகலிடம்”
  • Tamil: “வேடந்தாங்கல் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்”
  • Tamil: “வேடந்தாங்கல்”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maduranthakam Bus Stand and Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science.

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