Bone Island () is a tiny island as part of
Batticaloa Lagoon
Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The city of Batticaloa is located on land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean.Batticaloa district is flourished with three lagoons, such Batticaloa ...
among other small islands of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
It has no causeway connection to the mainland and can only be accessed by boat. It is used as a resting place by local fishermen, and has attracted a large amount of local tourists. J. A. Bone, Asst. Government Agent (1833–1837), built a small bungalow in the island. Later the island is called by his name.
Picture Gallery
File:Bone Island, Batticaloa in Bird's-eye view.jpg, Bone Island in Bird's-eye view
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File:Bone Island, Batticaloa - Far view.jpg, Bird's-eye view – Bone Island in distance
See also
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List of islands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in th ...
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*''The information in this article is based on that in its
Tamil equivalent''.
Landforms of Batticaloa District
Landforms of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Uninhabited islands of Sri Lanka