Question

How is the geography of Sri Lanka?

Answer 1

The island of Sri Lanka is in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Oman Sea. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Strait of Pal. At present, it is formed by a series of peninsulas, islands and submarine banks of sand and limestone. The width of the Palk Strait is small enough for the coast of Sri Lanka to be visible from the Indian village of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, off the Indian mainland.

The island, shaped like a pear, has an area of ​​65 610 km² and it is equivalent to something less than the surface of Andalusia, the province of Formosa or the State of Nuevo León. It consists mostly of coastal plains and plains, with high mountains only in the south-central part.