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fiogf49gjkf0d SRI LANKA IS SITUATED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN OFF THE SOUTHERN
COAST OF INDIA. IT COVERS AN AREA OF 65610 SQ.KM. THE ISLAND
MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: THE EAST, THE
NORTHERN LOWLANDS, THE SOUTHWEST AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
THE EAST IS A LARGE PLAIN COVERED WITH ISOLATED HILLS,
WHEREAS THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS ARE FLAT AND POSSESS MANY
FERTILE PLAINS. THESE PLAINS ARE DISSECTED BY RIVERS AND
RIDGES. MAHAWELI GANGA RIVER FLOWS FROM EAST TO NORTH AND
IS THE LARGEST RIVER IN SRI LANKA.
MOUNTAINS DOMINATE THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION, AS IT IS A
CONTINUATION OF THE RAKWANA MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS RISE TO A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 1500M ABOVE SEA
LEVEL. HERE THE LAND IS MADE UP OF DEEP RIVER VALLEYS AND
GORGES.
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