Laxapana Falls
Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Laksapana Falls” and “Laxapana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norton Dam.
Norton Dam
Dam
Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.
The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a main tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Norton Dam is situated 3 km northeast of Laxapana Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiriwan Eliya and Norton Bridge.
Kiriwan Eliya
Village
Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here.
Norton Bridge
Village
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province. Norton Bridge is situated 3 km northeast of Laxapana Falls.
Norton
Locality
Norton is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Norton is situated 3 km northeast of Laxapana Falls.
Laxapana Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.89911° or 6° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
80.5009° or 80° 30′ 3″ eastElevation
767 metres (2,516 feet)Open location code
6MR2VGX2+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3207148721OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Laxapana Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laxapana Falls”
- Persian: “آبشار لاکزاپانا”
- Persian: “ابشار لاکزاپانا”
- Sinhala: “ලක්ෂපාන ඇල්ල”
- Swedish: “Laxapana Falls”
- Tamil: “இலக்சபான நீர்வீழ்ச்சி”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Theberton and Theberton Group.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gal Goa and Seven Virgins 4.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Laxapana Falls”. Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.