Off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka a chain of limestone shoals, known as Adam's Bridge, separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait, and runs along the water to the southeastern coast of India.Īt one point it was completely passable, but Adam's Bridge broke apart in the late 15th century when a cyclone hit the region. Numerous short and narrow rivers rise in the central highland the most significant include the Kala, Kalu, Kirindi and Yan rivers. The country's lowest point is the Indian Ocean at 0 m. Select from the other forecast maps (on the right) to view the temperature, cloud cover, wind and precipitation for this country on a large scale with animation. Control the animation using the slide bar found beneath the weather map. (2,518 m), along with Adam's Peak (the country's famous religious site) both rise in the mountains directly east of Colombo. The Sri Lanka Weather Map below shows the weather forecast for the next 10 days. Pidurutalagala, the country's highest point at 8,261 ft. About 40% of the landmass is heavily forested. Due to the construction of the Port City and several geological changes in other areas island-wide, a decision was taken to re-draw the map. Udayakantha says, the collating of data for this purpose has already been completed. Intermixed throughout those mountains are numerous deep valleys and gorges. A new map of Sri Lanka, with many changes included, will be released at the end of next month. The coastal areas merge into a flat coastal plain, one that gently rises into the foothills of a mountainous region, central and south. km.Īs observed on the physical map above, most of Sri Lanka is low-lying and is ringed by (almost endless) sandy beaches, and small, irregular lagoons. Sri Lanka is an island country located to the south of the Indian Peninsula in the Indian Ocean and has an area of 65,610 sq.