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.
- Nature reserve
- …is also known as “Point Calimere WLS”
- Description: wildlife sanctuary and RAMSAR Wetland site in Tamil Nadu, India
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Latitude
10.3062° or 10° 18′ 22″ north
Longitude
79.852° or 79° 51′ 7″ east
Open location code
7J2X8V42+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tamil—“Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
CalimereCatalan
カリメール岬野生生物・鳥類保護区Japanese
പോയിന്റ് കാലിമിയർ വന്യജീവി, പക്ഷിസങ്കേതംMalayalam
கோடியக்கரை காட்டுயிர் உய்விடம்Tamil
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Calimere Lighthouse and Muniappanm Lake.
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