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Sri Lanka, geologically speaking is an extremely old country. Ninety percent of the rocks of the island are of Precambrian age, 560 million to 2,400 million years ago. The gems form in sedimentary residual gem deposits, eluvial deposits, metamorphic deposits, skarn and calcium-rich rocks. Nearly all the gem formations in Sri Lanka are located ...
The Loris, found only in Sri Lanka and South India, is related to the Lemurs of Madagascar. The connection to India led to a commonality of species, e.g. freshwater fish, the now extinct Sri Lankan Gaur (Bibos sinhaleyus) and the Sri Lankan Lion (Panthera leo sinhaleyus). [5] The island was connected, off and on at least 17 times in the past ...
The wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism (16% of the fauna and 23% of flowering plants are endemic [ 1 ] ).
100 Galway's Land: Central Province: 18 May 2006: 0 0 Hikkaduwa: Southern Province: 8 October 2002: 1 0 Horagolla: Western Province: 28 July 2004: 0 0 Horowpathana: North Central Province: 6 December 2011: 26 10 Horton Plains: Central Province: 16 March 1988: 32 12 Kaudulla: North Central Province: 1 April 2002: 69 27 Kumana (Yala East) Eastern ...
Natural disasters in Sri Lanka (4 C, 1 P) Natural history of Sri Lanka (7 C) Nature conservation in Sri Lanka (5 C, 3 P) O. Environmental organisations based in Sri ...
100 m (328 ft) Nanuoya Falls: 60 m (197 ft) Central: Okandagala Falls: 63 m (207 ft) Oolu Ella: 127 m (417 ft) Yatiyantota: Kegalle: Sabaragamuwa: It is the 6th tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka and the highest waterfall in connected with Kelani River. [12] Peessa Ella: 45 m (148 ft) Lunugala: Uva: Puna Falls: 100 m (328 ft) Pundaluoya Nuwara ...
Sembuwatta Lake (Sinhala: සෙම්ඹුවත්ත) is a tourist attraction situated at Elkaduwa in the Matale District of Sri Lanka, adjacent to the Campbell's Lane Forest Reserve. Sembuwatta Lake is a man-made lake created from natural spring water. Alongside the lake is a natural swimming pool. [1] [2]
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]