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Trincomalee Bay

bay, Sri Lanka

Also known as: Koddiyar Bay

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importance to Trincomalee

In Trincomalee
…situated on a peninsula in Trincomalee Bay—formerly called Koddiyar (meaning “Fort by the River”) Bay—one of the world’s finest natural harbors.
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