Sri Lanka Iron Ore Deposits The high-grade basement of Sri Lanka is composed of several iron ore deposits (Cooray, 1984) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ යකඩ නිධි) . These can be groupe…
Maduganga Estuary | Ramsar Convention Site The Madu-Ganga Wetland , or Maduganga Mangrove Estuary (Sinhala: මාදු ගඟ), is a small and relatively shallow brackish coastal aquatic system situat…
Sam Popham's Arboretum Sam Popham's Arboretum (Photo credit: Dilon Fernando, Google Street View) Sam Popham's Arboretum is a dry zone arboretum situated in D…
Horton Plains National Park | Super Bio Diversity Hotspot Horton Plains National Park (Sinhala: හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික වනෝද්යානය; Tamil: ஓட்டன் சமவெளி தேசிய வனம்) is a national park situated in the Central H…
Ambuluwawa Tower and Biodiversity Complex Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Complex A mbuluwawa Biodiversity Complex (Sinhala: අම්බුළුවාව කුළුණ හා ජෛව විවිධත්ව සංකීර්ණය) is located…
Hikkaduwa Beach and National Park Hikkaduwa Beach H ikkaduwa Beach (Sinhala: හික්කඩුව වෙරළ තීරය) is a popular shoreline and National Park in Hikkaduwa in Galle Di…
Kadurugoda Viharaya Archaeological Reserve Kadurugoda Viharaya (also known as Kantarodai Archaeological Reserve ) is located in the hamlet of Kantarodai in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, Sri La…
Bees of Sri Lanka Being pollinators, bees have become the most useful group of insects and there are over 20,000 species of described bees in the world (Karunaratne &…
Ritigala Monastery Ruins & Strict Natural Reserve Ritigala or Aritthagiri (Sinhala: රිටිගල) is a mountain [753 m (2,470.47 ft. amsl)] with the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, situated in A…
Buttala Iron Ore Deposit The Buttala iron ore deposit (Sinhala: බුත්තල යකඩ නිධිය) is exposed in the village of Kukurampola, Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. It is located a…
Dedigama Kota Vehera Kota Vehera , also known as Cuthighara/Suthighara Cetiya (Sinhala: දැදිගම කොට වෙහෙර, සූතිඝර වෙහෙර චෙෙත්යය), is an ancient Stupa located in the …