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Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E.
Geography of Sri Lanka. / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81. Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea lanes. [1] 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 ...
Sri Lanka Pigeon Island Nainativu Bone Island, Batticaloa Kakaraitivu Island 17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in ...
Kachchatheevu location in Jaffna Peninsula, extreme bottom left or southwest of the map. Katchatheevu ( Tamil: கச்சத்தீவு, Tamil pronunciation: [kəttʃət̪t̪iːʋʉ]) [a] is an uninhabited island in Sri Lanka. The island was governed by British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1921. [3] Though the Indian government never ...
British Governors of Ceylon. Between 1796 and 1948, Ceylon was a British Crown colony. Although the British monarch was the head of state, in practice his or her functions were exercised in the colony by the colonial Governor, who acted on instructions from the British government in London.
Ptolemy's world map, reconstituted from Ptolemy's Geography (circa 150) in the 15th century, indicating "Sinae" at the extreme right, beyond the island of "Taprobane" (Ceylon or Sri Lanka, oversized) and the "Aurea Chersonesus" (Southeast Asian peninsula). Detail of East and Southeast Asia in Ptolemy's world map.
An enlargeable map of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sri Lanka: . Sri Lanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia.
The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ). The historical period roughly begins in the 3rd century BCE, based on Pali ...