Trincomalee Bay

Trincomalee Bay, also known as Koddiyar Bay, is a bay in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The bay is located by Trincomalee town on the north-east coast of the island.

This article is about the bay. For the port, see Trincomalee Harbour.
"China Bay" redirects here. For the airport, see China Bay Airport. For the railway station, see China Bay railway station.

Trincomalee Bay
Koddiyar Bay
  • ත්‍රිකුණාමලය වරාය (Sinhala)
  • திருகோணமலைத் துறைமுகம் (Tamil)
View of the bay
Trincomalee Bay
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates08°30′N 81°14′E
River sourcesMahaweli River
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean
Basin countriesSri Lanka
Max. length13 km (8.1 mi)
Max. width10 km (6.2 mi)
IslandsRound Island, Elephant Island, Clappenburg Island, Great Sober Island and Little Sober Island
SettlementsTrincomalee
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