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TRINCOMALEE HARBOUR  

4th October, 2021 Geography

   

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Context

Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited the Second World War-era oil storage facility in the strategically important port district of Trincomalee on Sri Lanka’s east coast, which has been a key bilateral economic partnership link for decades.

 

About

Trincomalee Harbour is a natural large natural harbour situated on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.

The bay includes the first of a number submarine canyons, making Trincomalee one of the finest deep-sea harbours in the world.