09 January, 2011

SRI LANKA - GEOGRAPHY






Sri Lanka is an Island Nation in the Indian Ocean, located in Southern Asia
southeast of India, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes. 
It has a total area of 65,610 km², with 64,740 km² of land and 870 km² of 
water. Its coastline is 1,340 km long. Sri Lanka's climate includes tropical 
monsoons: the northeast monsoon (December to March), and the southwest 
monsoon (June to October). Its terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling plain, with 
mountains in the south-central interior. The highest point is Pidurutalagala at 
2,524.13 m. Natural resources include limestonegraphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower.



Source : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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