🌿 Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka · Asia · Natural · 6.81°N, 80.80°E

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka is a recognised World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. The site comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest. These are rain forests and montane cloud forests where the elevation reaches 2,500 m (8,200 ft). The region harbors a variety of mammal species including the bear monkey, Trachypithecus vetulus monticola, and the critically endangered [possibly extinct] Horton Plains slender loris, Loris tardigradus nycticeboides,.

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Quick facts

Country	Sri Lanka
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	6.81°N, 80.80°E · view on map

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka is a natural World Heritage site in Sri Lanka, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Central Highlands of Sri Lanka was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Sri Lanka

Sacred City of Anuradhapura · Ancient Rock Fortress of Sigiriya · Ancient City of Polonnaruwa · Sinharaja Forest Reserve · Sacred Golden Temple of Dambulla · Old Town of Galle · Sacred City of Kandy · Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications · Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple.

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