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  2. Knuckles Mountain Range - Wikipedia

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    More than 34 percent of Sri Lanka's endemic trees, shrubs, and herbs are only found in these forests. Dumbara (Knuckles) Conservation Forest was included in UNESCO natural world heritage list in 2010 as part of Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. [2]

  3. List of mountains of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka boasts over 1,200 identified mountains, predominantly located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. This province features three major forest reserves with significant mountain clusters: Knuckles Mountain Range , Pidurutalagala Forest Reserve, Horton Plains National Park , and Peak Wilderness Sanctuary .

  4. Central Highlands of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka montane rain forests represent the montane and submontane moist forests above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in the central highlands and in the Knuckles mountain range. [5] Half of Sri Lanka's endemic flowering plants and 51 percent of the endemic vertebrates are restricted to this ecoregion. This ecoregion is inhabited by five strict ...

  5. Category:Mountain ranges of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Sri Lanka" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Knuckles Mountain Range; N. Namunukula; S. Saptha Kanya

  6. Central Province, Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Knuckles Mountain Range, Adam's Peak and Horton Plains are UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. The mountain of Pidurutalagala, an ultra-prominent peak and the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka at 2,524 m (8,281 ft), is also located in the Central Province.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]

  8. Protected areas of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Protected areas of Sri Lanka are administrated by Department of Forest Conservation and Department of Wildlife Conservation of Sri Lanka.There are 501 protected areas in Sri Lanka. [1] The protected areas that fall under supervision of the Department of Forest Conservation include forests defined in National Heritage Wilderness Area Act in 1988 ...

  9. Sri Lanka montane rain forests - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka montane rain forests is an ecoregion found above 1,000 m in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Owing to their rich biodiversity , this region is considered to be a super-hotspot within endemic hotspots of global importance. [ 2 ]

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