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Islands of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)



Delft     [1250]
   Group:
   Country: Sri Lanka   Region: Palk Bay
Lat: 9.52º N   Long : 79.70º E
Area: 49.8 sq. km   Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 29.9 km (scale 1:500000)   Coastal Index: 0.6004
Depth to nearest land: <100 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 8 km   group: 20 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 65 km    Isolation Index: 15
ISLAND TYPE:      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: monsoon  tropical 
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 46%   Human Threat Indicator: 2
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 340 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 2
Last updated: 11/02/89

Sri Lanka     [971]
   Group:
   Country: Sri Lanka
Lat: 7.80º N   Long : 80.60º E
Area: 67654.5 sq. km   Altitude: 2524 m
  Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 1580.4 km (scale 1:4000000)   Coastal Index: 0.0234
Depth to nearest land: <100 m
Nearest island: 54 km   group: 29 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 29 km    Isolation Index: 18
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: monsoon  tropical  27øC, 1270-5080 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
   Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital Colombo
  Population: 16300000 (1985)   Density: 240.9 persons/sq. km
  Growth Rate: 1.8%/yr   Increasing slowly
  Major Human Activities: Tea, Textiles
  Habitat:   Urban Pop: 1862000  Urban Indicator: 1
  Accessibility: port, airport
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 46%   Human Threat Indicator: 2
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 340 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 10
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX   CI-Terrestrial: 1   Low
CI-Marine: 1   Low
Last updated: 11/02/89

Velanai     [1251]
   Group:
   Country: Sri Lanka   Region: Palk Bay
Lat: 9.66º N   Long : 79.92º E
Area: 68.3 sq. km   Altitude: 5 m
Shoreline: 58.1 km (scale 1:500000)   Coastal Index: 0.8507
Depth to nearest land: <100 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km   group: 2 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 60 km    Isolation Index: 11
ISLAND TYPE:      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE:   tropical 
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, towns of Kayts and Velanai
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 46%   Human Threat Indicator: 2
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 340 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 2
Last updated: 11/02/89

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