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| location = [[Odisha]], [[India]]<br />
| nearest_city = [[Chandbali]]<br />
| area = {{convert|1435|km²}}<br />
| established = 1997<br />
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'''Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary''' is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in [[Odisha]] and is a very popular tourist attraction of [[Odisha]] in [[India]].<ref name="Introduction">{{cite web |url=http://www.odishafdc.com/Gahirmatha.php |title=Introduction |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630043505/http://www.odishafdc.com/Gahirmatha.php |archivedate=2015-06-30 }}</ref> It is the world's largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It extends from [[Dhamra River]] mouth in the north to [[Brahmani]] river mouth in the south.<br />
It is very famous for its nesting beach for [[olive ridley sea turtle]]s. It is the one of world's most important nesting beach for turtles.<ref name="Olive Ridley Sea Turtles">{{cite web | url=http://www.incredibleodisha.org/Gahirmatha-Olive-Ridley-in-orissa.aspx | title=Olive Ridley Sea Turtles}}</ref><br />
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