ワラウェ川 (වලවේ ගඟ)
スリランカ南部地域は、魅惑的で輝かしい川がたくさん流れており、ワラウェ川もその 1 つです。ウダワラウェ国立公園を穏やかに流れるワラウェ川は、多種多様な魅惑的な動物相に水を供給します。ウダワラウェ貯水池は、主に野生動物保護区を形成するために、20 世紀半ばにワラウェ川を渡って建設されました。数種のシカやその他の草食動物が必需品を求めて川の外に集まります。さらに、威厳のあるスリランカゾウも川を頻繁に訪れます。さらに、川の近くでは水牛などの生き物もよく観察されます。何十種類もの鳥が生息しており、そのどれもが色鮮やかで驚くほど魅力的で、ワラウェ川全体の美しさを高めています。ゆっくりとした流れの川にはさまざまな種類の魚が生息しており、この特別な川はウダワラウェ国立公園の訪問者に水を提供しています。
「サマナラ」またはバタフライ マウンテンから始まるワラウェ川は、島南部の主要な川の 1 つで、約 1,000 平方マイルの面積をカバーしています。川にはいくつかの支流が流れており、川の年間平均降水量は場所によって異なります。ワラウェ川の川岸には、黒檀などの高価で人気の木を含む数種の植物が見られます。川に関連するこれらすべての魅力が組み合わさって、風光明媚で絵のように美しい自然の素晴らしさを生み出します。
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