English: Location map of Sri Lanka. Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 101.0%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 10.2° N S: 5.5° N W: 79.2° E E: 82.3° E Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Location of Sri Lanka. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Map of the Indian Ocean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Location map for Sri Lanka. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
An enlargeable topographic map of Sri Lanka (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lately I have discovered that not everyone knows where Sri Lanka is. Sri Lanka is in south Asia and is located in the Indian Ocean just south of India. Sri Lanka is also not part of India but is its own country. Here are a few maps to help you get started on how you may want to fly there. During the war it was nick named “Tear Drop” because of its shape and because it was “crying” from the war. The war ended in 2009 so instead of “Tear Drop”, it is now “Beautiful Eye”.
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