Beaches / Trincomalee
Trincomalee is acclaimed to have the finest deep water harbour in the world, a fact first acknowledged by Admiral Lord Nelson from the deck of HMS Seahorse in 1770. Located at the mouth of the Mahaweli Ganga, Sri Lanka’s longest river, 257 km from Colombo, Trincomalee has first class beaches offering all kinds of water sports including fishing .
There is
also Fort Fredrick, the old Dutch Fort which is still the administrative
center of the town and a mini storehouse of interesting sights
like the 300 feet drop into the ocean known as ‘Lovers Leap’ and
‘Swami Rock’ on the eastern precipice where the Hindu temple of
Koneswara stands. Hot water springs at Kaniyai, a whale santuary
and 'Pigeon Island, a breeding ground of the Blue Rock Pigeon
off the coast.
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Quackery is alive and kicking, in the US and anywhere around the world, as it was some 150 years ago.
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Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: May 11, 2010