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Madu Ganga is a minor watercourse which originates near Uragasmanhandiya in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, before widening into the Madu Ganga Lake at Balapitiya. The river then flows for a further a 4.4 km (2.7 mi) before draining into the Indian Ocean. It is located 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo and 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle.many foreigners visit to see beauty of the madu river via boat safari .if you visit to downsouth in srilanka do not forget to visit madu river .you can get madu river boat ride contaking this number 077-5989311 .
| Madu Ganga Madu River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Southern Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 077-5989311 |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
• location | Balapitiya |
• coordinates | 06°16′25″N 80°02′05″E |
| Basin features | |
| Landmarks | Kothduwa temple |
| Waterbodies | Madu ganga boat safari |
| 077-5989311 | |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Maduganga |
| Designated | 11 December 2003 |
| Reference no. | 1372[1] |
The Buddhist Amarapura Nikaya sect had its first upasampada (higher ordination ceremony) on a fleet of boats anchored upon it in 1803. The Buddhist Kothduwa temple is situated on an isolated island in the lake.
Madu Ganga Lake, together with the smaller Randombe Lake, to which it is connected by two narrow channels, forms the Madu Ganga wetland. It's estuary and the many mangrove islets on it constitute a complex coastal wetland ecosystem. It has a high ecological, biological and aesthetic significance, being home to approximately 303 species of plants belonging to 95 families and to 248 species of vertebrate animals. The inhabitants of its islets produce peeled cinnamon and cinnamon oil.
The Madu Ganga Wetland was formally declared in 2003, in terms of the Ramsar Convention.
See also
References
- "Maduganga". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- IUCN Sri Lanka, Maduganga mangrove estuary
- Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.; Ekanayake, S. P.; Kekulandala, L. D. C. B.; Fernando, R. H. S. S.; Samarawickrama, V. A. P.; Priyadharshana, T. G. M. (2002). An Assessment of the status of Biodiversity in the Maduganga Mangrove Estuary. IUCN Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-8177-15-6.
- Dekshika Charmini Kodituwakku, 'WETLANDS POLICY IN SRI LANKA', Biosphere, 20-2
- Article from Divaina
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- [en] Madu Ganga
[ru] Маду-Ганга
Маду-Ганга — залив (эстуарий) в округе Галле на Шри-Ланке. Маду-Ганга находится в 88 км к югу от Коломбо и 35 км к северу от города Галле[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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