Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a tropical rainforest spread over 224 km2 around the Sri Pada mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sabaragamuwa and Dalhousie.
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa is a province in Sri Lanka. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, the Sabara, an Indic term referring to hunter-gatherer tribes.
Dalhousie
Town
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Dalhousie, Nallathanniya or Delhousie is a village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The village is two hours from Hatton city and situated en route to Adam's Peak. The village borrowed its name from a nearby tea estate. Dalhousie is situated 7 km north of Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.
Maskeliya
Town
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Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the site of the 1974 crash of Martinair Flight 138, the worst air disaster in Sri Lanka. Maskeliya is situated 9 km northeast of Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.
Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
- Type: Reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Sri Lanka
- Category: protected area
- Location: Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Peak Wilderness Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “আদম চূড়া অভয়ারণ্য”
- Bengali: “আদম চূড়া বন্যতা অভয়ারণ্য”
- Chinese: “頂峰野生生物保護區”
- Chinese: “顶峰野生生物保护区”
- French: “aire protégée de Peak Wilderness”
- French: “Aire protégée de Peak Wilderness”
- Japanese: “ピーク・ウィルダーネス保護区”
- Japanese: “ピーク・ワイルダーネス保護区”
- Spanish: “Area protegida del Pico Wilderness”
- Spanish: “Área protegida del Pico Wilderness”
- Tamil: “சிகரக் காட்டுவள சரணாலயம்”
Localities in the Area
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