Nanthi Lagoon

Nanthi Kadal நந்திக்கடல்
Location	Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°17′0″N 80°46′0″E / 9.283333°N 80.766667°E / 9.283333; 80.766667Coordinates: 9°17′0″N 80°46′0″E / 9.283333°N 80.766667°E / 9.283333; 80.766667
Lake type	Lagoon
Primary inflows	Indian Ocean
Primary outflows	Indian Ocean
Max. length	14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Max. width	5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Settlements	Mullaitivu

Nanthi Kadal (Tamil: நந்திக்கடல் Nantikkaṭal) is a lagoon in Mullaitivu District, north-east Sri Lanka. The English translation of Nanthi Kadal is "the sea of conches".^[1]

The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers, including Per Aru.

The town of Mullaitivu is located on land sandwiched between Nanthi Kadal and the Indian Ocean. As such Nanthi Kadal is sometimes referred to as Mullaitivu lagoon.

This is the place where the Srilankan Government claims to have killed the LTTE Chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran.

References

1. ^ "Nanthikkadal". TamilNet. 6 March 2009. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=98&artid=28619. Retrieved 23 May 2009.