Seethagangula
Seethagangula is a locality in Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province and has an elevation of 1,433 metres. Seethagangula is situated nearby to the town Dalhousie, as well as near the locality Rikarton Scheme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adam’s Peak and Maskeliya Dam.
Adam’s Peak
Peak
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Adam's Peak is a 2,243-metre-tall conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada, a 1.8 m rock formation resembling a footprint near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself. Adam’s Peak is situated 4 km southwest of Seethagangula.
Maskeliya Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maskeliya Dam is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations.
Canyon Dam
Dam
Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.
The Canyon Dam is a large arch-gravity dam built across the Maskeliya Oya, 4.5 km upstream of the iconic Laxapana Falls, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Canyon Dam is situated 4 km north of Seethagangula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalhousie and Maskeliya.
Dalhousie
Town
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Maskeliya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km east of Seethagangula.
Seethagangula
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.8362° or 6° 50′ 10″ northLongitude
80.5268° or 80° 31′ 37″ eastElevation
1,433 metres (4,701 feet)Open location code
6MR2RGPG+FPGeoNames ID
11987492
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