Wide view of Mirissa Beach, Southern Province.

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Mirissa Beach

Mirissa · Sri Lanka

The short version, from the cited sources

A crescent beach on Sri Lanka's south coast with the small rocky islet 'Parrot Rock' just offshore, reachable across a sandbar. Sri Lanka's main whale-watching departure point and a well-known palm-fringed beach.

Country
Sri Lanka (LK)
Region
Asia
Administrative area
Southern Province
Timezone
Not available from source
Source family
Beach Atlas editorial record
Source updated
Snapshot date only

Names in the record

Mirissa Beach

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  • Seasonality and crowd pattern
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  • Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds

Source position

5.94830, 80.45890

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