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Pirotan Island (also known as Pirotan) is an island in the Marine National Park, Arabian Sea. It is located 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the coast (Bedi Port), Jamnagar District of Gujarat state, India. It consists of mangroves and low-tide beaches, [3] and has an area of 3 square kilometres. Rozi island is located about 10 kilometres to the ...
Later, in 1982, a core area of 110 km 2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs. The best-known island is Pirotan. [1] The park protects two major ecosystems, corals and ...
Vadinar is small coastal town located in Devbhumi Dwarka district of the state of Gujarat, India.The offshore oil terminal of the Kandla Port Trust (K. P. T.) (Previously known as Kandla Port Trust, Kandla Port Trust is renamed as Deendayal Port Trust with effect from 25 September 2017, says a notification issued by the ministry of shipping) is located in Vadinar and contributes in a large way ...
A family of Asiatic lions at Gir National Park. The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat. [1] [2] [3]
Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies [3] such as Reliance. Among its attractions are several palaces, [3] a Marine National Park and a Bird Sanctuary, known as Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary. [4]
The coral reef island of Pirotan is one of the 42 islands which compose the Marine National Park. Pirotan lies in the Arabian Sea, 12 nautical miles off the coast, and stretches up to 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Khijadia Bird Sanctuary, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Jamnagar, was established 6 November 1982. [13]
Gir National Park and its surroundings host the last remaining Asiatic lion population. [6] [7] Other national parks in Kathiawar are Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar on the Gulf of Cambay, and Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, near Jamnagar. [citation needed]
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