This is a list of caves in Sri Lanka.

A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground,[1][2] specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deeply underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide,[3] and a rock shelter is endogene.[4]

List of caves

Cave District Province Location Length Notes Ref
mft
Andirilena CaveGalleSouthern06°13′04″N 80°20′07″E / 6.21778°N 80.33528°E / 6.21778; 80.33528 (Andirilena Cave)500 1,640 [5][6]
Aluvihare Rock TempleMataleCentral07°29′50″N 80°37′19″E / 7.49722°N 80.62194°E / 7.49722; 80.62194 (Aluvihare Rock Temple)  Cave temple 
Batatotalena CaveRatnapuraSabaragamuwa06°48′00″N 80°22′00″E / 6.80000°N 80.36667°E / 6.80000; 80.36667 (Batatotalena Cave)25 82Cave temple[5][6]
Belilena CaveKegalleSabaragamuwa07°00′08″N 80°26′08″E / 7.00222°N 80.43556°E / 7.00222; 80.43556 (Belilena Cave)   [5][6]
Bogoda CaveBadullaUva06°30′59.06″N 80°38′36.33″E / 6.5164056°N 80.6434250°E / 6.5164056; 80.6434250 (Bogada cave)15 49 [5][6]
Dambulla Cave TempleMataleCentral07°51′24″N 80°38′57″E / 7.85667°N 80.64917°E / 7.85667; 80.64917 (Dambulla Cave temple)  Cave temple 
Fa Hien CaveKalutaraWestern06°36′6″N 80°13′6″E / 6.60167°N 80.21833°E / 6.60167; 80.21833 (Fa Hien Cave)    
Hunugalagala Limestone CaveBadullaUva06°45′55″N 80°53′21″E / 6.76528°N 80.88917°E / 6.76528; 80.88917 (Hunugalagala Limestone Cave)    
KuragalaRatnapuraSabaragamuwa06°37′44.4″N 80°51′51.9″E / 6.629000°N 80.864417°E / 6.629000; 80.864417 (Kuragala)42 138Cave ruins 
Lahugala CaveAmparaEastern06°52′41.1″N 81°45′10.6″E / 6.878083°N 81.752944°E / 6.878083; 81.752944 (Lahugala)12 41 [7]
Mahalenama CaveAmparaEastern6°38′52.99″N 81°42′5.07″E / 6.6480528°N 81.7014083°E / 6.6480528; 81.7014083 (Mahalena cave)
Nitro Cave Central07°25′03.8″N 80°52′13.9″E / 7.417722°N 80.870528°E / 7.417722; 80.870528 (Nitro cave)60 197 [7]
Pannila CaveRatnapuraSabaragamuwa06°28′47.07″N 80°32′40.55″E / 6.4797417°N 80.5445972°E / 6.4797417; 80.5445972 (Pannila cave)550 1,804 [5][6]
Rawana Ella CaveBadullaUva06°50′27″N 81°3′16″E / 6.84083°N 81.05444°E / 6.84083; 81.05444 (Ravana Falls)46 151Cave temple[5][6]
Rotupihilla CaveNuwara EliyaCentral07°8′33.19″N 80°46′0.11″E / 7.1425528°N 80.7666972°E / 7.1425528; 80.7666972 (Rotuphilla cave)    
Sithripura CaveBadullaUva    [5][6]
Waulpane CaveRatnapuraSabaragamuwa06°25′31″N 80°43′58.58″E / 6.42528°N 80.7329389°E / 6.42528; 80.7329389 (Waulpane cave)122 400 [5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitney, W. D. (1889). "Cave, n.1." def. 1. The Century dictionary: An encyclopedic lexicon of the English language (Vol. 1, p. 871). New York: The Century Co.
  2. ↑ "Cave" Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009
  3. ↑ Moratto, Michael J. (2014). California Archaeology. Academic Press. p. 304. ISBN 9781483277356.
  4. ↑ Lowe, J. John; Walker, Michael J. C. (2014). Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. Routledge. pp. 141–42. ISBN 9781317753711.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Caves in Sri Lanka". Srilankaecotourism.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Caving expeditions in Sri Lanka". Unitedholidays.lk. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Caving exploration tours in Sri Lanka". Letsgocampingsrilanka.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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