Geography Shire -Lanka

“Lanka” in ancient Indian Sanskrit means “country: country”. The prefix “Sri” is widely used in South Asia, when it comes to people who enjoy great respect, reflects the great love for the people of Sri Lalanca for his homeland. He calls him "blessed, dear Lanka." Sri -Lanka is located in South Asia. Occupying an area of about 60,000 square kilometers, it is approximately equal to such large islands, such as Ireland or Tasmania. Its maximum length is located south of 430 km from the north, from the west to 225 km.
The main part of the island (up to 4/5 of the entire territory) is occupied by lowland (100 m above sea level). Large stones (up to 700 m) rise from free sedimentary stones, crystal basement. Often they have strange forms resembling either a huge animal, or a giant book, or the ancient ruins of the temple. In the southern, more spacious part of the island, the crystal basement is suitable for large territory. Huge stone blocks that have risen at high altitude are the so-called central mass. The average height of the mountains is 1000-2000 m above sea level, but some peaks increase. The highest island of Point - Mount Pidurutalaga (2524 m). Nevertheless, the most famous is the top of the huge Adam (2243 m), which is similar to a huge pyramid. The peaks of most mountains are aligned, so they are called countertops.
Kanin is one of the oldest cities in Sri -Lanka. A unique Kandera necklace is a river with a shadow of the coast of a shadow.
In the mountains of Sri are lamps, precious stone mines, disadvantages, sapphires, topas, amethysts were found in ancient times. According to ancient children's childhood, Monasants, many kings and sultans of other countries adorned their crowns with these stones. The abundance of rains led to the development of a dense network of rivers on the island. The rivers are short. The largest of them is the massive triangle (which means “Sandy Short”), 330 km long. The length of other rivers is 100-150 km. Most of them come from an array of central mountains.