Hawke's Bay Beach
Hawke's Bay Beach | |
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 A view over the beach | |
  Hawke's Bay Beach  Hawke's Bay Beach | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′37″N 66°51′49″E / 24.860202°N 66.863654°E | |
| Location | Karachi |
Hawke's Bay Or Hawkesbay is a beach in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located 20km at south-west of Karachi. This beach is named after Bladen Wilmer Hawke, who owned a beach house here in 1930s. Hundreds of people visit here daily for swimming, camel and horse riding and for vacations.[1][2]
Marine Life
This is beach is known for being a nesting ground of Green sea turtle and Olive ridley sea turtle during winter months. WWF has also organised a "wetland centre" on this beach for informations regarding turtles. [3]
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Hawkes Bay incident
Various accidents have occurred due to lack of proper security and damaged boats used for giving rides to people.
- In February 1983, a Shia pilgrim was drowned at this beach.[4]
- On 19th July 2015, four boys drowned in this beach.[5]
- On 9th September 2017, 12 people from three different families drowned in this beach of Karachi.[6]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.sindhidunya.com/hawkes-bay-beach-the-popular-tourist-attraction-in-karachi-sindh/
- ^ CITIES: A KARACHI BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sibtain Naqvi, Dawn Newspaper, July 30, 2017
- ^ "Hawkes Bay Beach in Karachi: A Wonderfully Sunny & Sandy Beach". Group In. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ https://www.sindhidunya.com/hawkes-bay-beach-the-popular-tourist-attraction-in-karachi-sindh/
- ^ https://www.geo.tv/latest/141737-Three-drown-in-Karachis-Hawkes-Bay
- ^ https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/09/karachi-12-people-drown-hawks-bay/
24°51′37″N 66°51′49″E / 24.860202°N 66.863654°E
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