Sunday, November 7, 2010

Geographic Location of Sri Lanka

Geographic location of Sri Lanka is in the Indian Ocean, to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal. Sri Lanka is separated from Indian subcontinent by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar. The following map of Sri Lanka shows the location of Sri Lanka in Asia.

 
   
Sri Lanka is situated just below the southern part of India. The following map illustrates the location of Sri Lanka near India. 
 

Sri Lanka has a total area of 65,610 km with a coastline of 1,340 km in length. Major Sri Lankan cities are illustrated in the following map.