Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, South India, covering 21.47 km2 along the Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere at the southeastern tip of Nagapattinam District.Photo: Marcus334, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: wildlife sanctuary and RAMSAR Wetland site in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Point Calimere WLS”
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.3062° or 10° 18′ 22″ northLongitude
79.852° or 79° 51′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7J2X8V42+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 671269863OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5614058
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tamil—“Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Calimere”
- French: “santuaire faunique et avaire de Point Calimere”
- French: “Santuaire faunique et avaire de Point Calimere”
- Japanese: “カリメール岬野生生物・鳥類保護区”
- Malayalam: “പോയിന്റ് കാലിമിയർ വന്യജീവി, പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
- Spanish: “Santuario de aves y vida salvaje de Punta Calimere”
- Tamil: “கோடியக்கரை காட்டுயிர் உய்விடம்”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Calimere Lighthouse and Muniappanm Lake.
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