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India & Indian Ocean, Western Province

Colombo

Galle Buck Bay shore

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1500-1948

Portuguese/VOC/British port; Port City reclamation has buried much of the historic waterline. No documented finds.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

SW monsoon May-Sep dangerous

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