Sri Lanka Information
Sri Lanka has a rich and exotic variety of wildlife and a long tradition of conservation rooted in its 2,230 year old Buddhist civilization,
Beautiful beaches.. The coastal stretch south of Colombo offers palm-lined sandy expanses as far as the eye can see a colorful culture... the Kandyan dances, a procession of elephants and the masked devil dances. Also... ancient and in
spiring architecture in the cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. And then there's the natural wealth for which Sri Lanka is rightly renowned. To top it all off, the people are friendly, the food is delicious and costs are low. Location and Physical Features
Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean is located to the south of the Indian subcontinent. It lies between 5O 55' and 9O 55' north of the equator and between the eastern longitudes 79O 42' and 81O 52'. and is astonishingly varied. A length of 445 km. and breadth of 225 km. encompasses beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes. The relief features of the island consist of a mountainous mass somewhat south of the center, with height exceeding 2,500 meters, surrounded by broad plains. Palm fringed beaches surround the island and the sea temperature rarely falls below 27C. Climate and Seasons
In the lowlands the climate is typically tropical with an average temperature of 27C in Colombo. In the higher elevations it can be quite cool with temperatures going down to 16C at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters. Bright, sunny warm days are the rule and are common even during the height of the monsoon - climatically Sri Lanka has no off season. The south west monsoon brings rain mainly from May to July to the western, southern and central regions of the island, while the north-east monsoon rains occur in the northern and eastern regions in December and January.
