Matara District
Weligama Divisional Secretariat
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Taprobane Island

Taprobane Island, originally called "Galduwa", is a private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of opposite the village of .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: private island off the southern coast of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Taprobane”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polwathumodara railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station on the coastal railway line of . It is situated between and Weligama railway stations. is situated 3½ km east of Taprobane Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weligama and Mirissa.

Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the south coast of , located in , , governed by an Urban Council. The name , literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay.

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the south coast of , located in the of the . It is approximately 150 kilometres south of and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres above sea level.

Village
is a small town in . It is located within . is situated 4½ km northwest of Taprobane Island.

Taprobane Island

Latitude
5.9679° or 5° 58′ 4″ north
Longitude
80.42579° or 80° 25′ 33″ east
Open location code
6MQ2XC9G+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10182607
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q3520821
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Satellite Map

Discover Taprobane Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“Taprobane Island” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Weligama Beach and Police Station Weligama.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as David Martin Sailraweera and Yallah Surf Cafe.

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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 “Taprobane Island”. Photo: mikecogh, CC BY 2.0.