SRI LANKA MAP DISTANCE CHART SERIES
The granulite facies rocks of the Highland Series ( gneisses, sillimanite- graphite gneisses, quartzite, marbles, and some charnockites) make up most of the island and the amphibolite facies gneisses, granites, and granitic gneisses of the Vinjayan Series occur in the eastern and southeastern lowlands. More than 90% of Sri Lanka's surface lies on Precambrian strata, some of it dating back 2 billion years. Natural resources include limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay The highest point is Pidurutalagala at 2,524 m (8,281 ft). Its terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling plain, with mountains in the south-central interior. Sri Lanka's climate includes tropical monsoons: the northeast monsoon (December to March), and the southwest monsoon (June to October). The formation is also known as Rama's Bridge, as according to Hindu mythology, it was constructed during the rule of Lord Rama. According to temple records, this natural causeway was formerly complete, but was breached by a violent storm (probably a cyclone) in 1480.
The largest offshore island, Mannar Island, leads to Adam's Bridge.Īdam's Bridge, a land connection to the Indian mainland, is now mostly submerged with only a chain of limestone shoals remaining above sea level. Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km 2 area. The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km 2 it is the twenty-fifth largest island of the world by area. Its coastline is 1,340 kilometres (830 mi) long. The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and 980 square kilometres (380 sq mi) of water.
Sri Lanka, formerly called "Ceylon", is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes. Map of Asia showing the location of Sri Lanka
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