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32 relations: American flamingo, Arid, Avicennia, Borassus flabellifer, Brackish water, Channel (geography), Coconut, Duck, Forest, Grassland, Gull, Indian Ocean, Jaffna District, Lagoon, Mangrove, Mudflat, Paddy field, Population density, Saline water, Sea level, Seagrass, Shrubland, Sluice, Sri Lanka, Swamp, TamilNet, Tern, Thenmarachchi, Vadamarachchi, Valikamam, Wader, Water bird.
American flamingo
The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo.
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Arid
A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.
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Avicennia
Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae.
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Borassus flabellifer
Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm, wine palm, or ice apple is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Brackish water
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater.
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Channel (geography)
In physical geography, a channel is a type of landform consisting of the outline of a path of relatively shallow and narrow body of fluid, most commonly the confine of a river, river delta or strait.
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Coconut
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos.
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Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese.
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Forest
A forest is a large area dominated by trees.
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Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae); however, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs.
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Gull
Gulls or seagulls are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).
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Jaffna District
Jaffna District (யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය yāpanaya distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.
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Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.
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Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.
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Mudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers.
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Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semiaquatic rice.
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Population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.
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Saline water
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly NaCl).
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Sea level
Mean sea level (MSL) (often shortened to sea level) is an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured.
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Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants (angiosperms) belonging to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae), all in the order Alismatales (in the class of monocotyledons), which grow in marine, fully saline environments.
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Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterised by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
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Sluice
A sluice (from the Dutch "sluis") is a water channel controlled at its head by a gate.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.
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Swamp
A swamp is a wetland that is forested.
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TamilNet
TamilNet is a news website that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.
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Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.
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Thenmarachchi
Thenmarachchi is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
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Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi (வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
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Valikamam
Valikamam (வலிகாமம் valikāmam, වැලිගම) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
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Wader
Waders are birds commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food (such as insects or crustaceans) in the mud or sand.
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Water bird
The term water bird, waterbird or aquatic bird (not to be confused with wading birds) is used to refer to birds that live on or around water.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadamarachchi_Lagoon
