Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a marine wildlife sanctuary in the Indian state of Odisha, extending from the Dhamra River mouth in the north to the mouth of Brahmani river in the south.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: marine wildlife sanctuary in Odisha, India
- Also known as: “Gahirmatha (Marine) WLS”
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Odisha, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.5339° or 20° 32′ 2″ north
Longitude
87.0072° or 87° 0′ 26″ east
Open location code
7MG9G2M4+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Tamil—“Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “गहीरमथा समुद्री अभयारण्य”
- Japanese: “ガヒルマタ海洋保護区”
- Oriya: “ଗହୀରମଥା ସାମୁଦ୍ରିକ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ”
- Santali: “ᱜᱚᱦᱤᱨᱢᱚᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ ᱵᱤᱨ”
- Tamil: “காகிர்மாதா கடல் சரணாலயம்”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bhitarkanika National Park and Palmyras Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gahirmatha Beach and Pentha.
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Worth a closer look: Bhubaneswar and Puri.
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