Type Lagoon Surface elevation Sea level Outflow location Indian Ocean | Primary outflows Indian Ocean Area 400 km² Bridges Sangupiddy Bridge | |
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Surface area 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) | ||
Jaffna lagoon is a large lagoon off Jaffna District and Kilinochchi District, northern Sri Lanka.
Map of Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka
The lagoon is surrounded by the densely populated Jaffna peninsula containing palmyra palms, coconut plantations, and rice paddies. There are numerous fishing villages and some salt pans.
The lagoon has extensive mudflats, sea grass beds and some mangroves. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds including American flamingoes, ducks, gulls, terns and other shorebirds.
References
Jaffna Lagoon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA