Gal Oya

The Gal Oya is a 108 km long river, in southeast . It is the 16th longest river in Sri Lanka. It begins in the hills east of and flows northeast, emptying into the Indian Ocean south of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: river in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Gal Oya river” and “Galoba

Gal Oya

Latitude
7.23333° or 7° 14′ north
Longitude
81.51667° or 81° 31′ east
Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LK GOY
Open location code
6MV36GM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1246206
Wiki­data ID
Q1309480
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Gal Oya” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Gal Oya
  • German: Gal Oya
  • Irish: Abhainn Gal Oya
  • Japanese: ガル川
  • Sinhala: ගල් ඔය
  • South Azerbaijani: قال اویا چایی
  • Tamil: கல் ஆறு
  • Tamil: கல் ஓயா
  • Welsh: Afon Gal Oya

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