Introduction
Mundal Lagoon is a lagoon in Puttalam District, western Sri Lanka. The lagoon is sometimes referred to as Mundal Lake. It is linked to Puttalam Lagoon to the north by a channel. The water of the lagoons is brackish.
The lagoon is surrounded by a region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and scrubland land is used for prawn cultivation, fishing and vegetable cultivation. The lagoon has mangrove swamps, salt marshes and sea grasses. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds including herons, egrets, terns and other shorebirds.
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