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  2. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park - Wikipedia

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    It is the core area of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve which includes a 10 km buffer zone around the park, including the populated coastal area. [1] The park has a high diversity of plants and animals in its marine, intertidal and near shore habitats. Public access inside the park is limited to glass-bottom boat rides. [2]

  3. Gulf of Mannar - Wikipedia

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    The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 10,500 km 2 (4,100 sq mi) of ocean, 21 islands and the adjoining coastline. The islets and coastal buffer zone include beaches , estuaries , and tropical dry broadleaf forests , while the marine environments include seaweed communities, sea grass communities, coral reefs , salt marshes and ...

  4. Coastline of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park is a protected area of India consisting of 21 small islands and adjacent coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar. It lies between Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi. It is the core area of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve which includes a 10 km buffer zone around the park, including the populated coastal area. [30]

  5. Laccadive Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 10,500 km 2 of ocean, islands and the adjoining coastline, and is the largest such reserve in India. Most of its area is restricted for outsiders and the access of boats is subject to strict rules, [ 14 ] but local people continue fishing activities which they crucially depend on.

  6. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka: 2000 2 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 2001 3 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve: West Bengal: 2001 4 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve ...

  7. Coral reefs in India - Wikipedia

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    Gulf of Mannar; Fringing reefs with a chain of 21 islands from Rameswaram in the north to Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in the south. This part of the gulf forms part of the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. [3] Gulf of Kutch; Exclusively consists of fringing reefs. The reefs are relatively less developed due to large range of temperature and high ...

  8. National defense budget could allocate millions to Louisiana ...

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    The bill would allocate $33 million for the Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lafayette Readiness Center, $105 million for Fort Johnson to add a rotational unit billeting area and barracks, $116 ...

  9. Ramanathapuram district - Wikipedia

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    In addition, as the first marine biosphere reserve declared in India, this area has long been a national priority. The Gulf of Mannar and its 3,600 species of flora and fauna is one of the biologically richest coastal regions in all of the mainland of India.