Galway’s Land National Park

Galways Land National Park is a small 27 ha national park consisting of dense montane forest. It is located within the city limits of in , approximately 2 km east of the city centre.
Wikipedia
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Evergreen forest
  • Description: national park in Sri Lanka
  • Address: Havelock Drive, Nuwara Eliya

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pidurutalagala and Gregory Lake Seaplane Base.

Peak
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, or previously Mount Pedro in English, is the highest mountain in , at 2,524 m. It is situated North-North-East from the town of and is easily visible from most areas of the .

Aerodrome
Lake Gregory Waterdrome is an open water aerodrome facility used by seaplanes on Lake Gregory, near the town of in .

Peak
is a 2,100-metre-high mountain situated in the of . It is the 10th highest mountain in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuwara Eliya and Nanu Oya.

Photo: Pol van den Scheetek…, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in the Hill Country of . At 1,868 m altitude, the architecture and temperate climate gives it a very different feel from the rest of the country.

Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , named after the river. It is located within in the and is situated approximately 8 km away from .

Hamlet
is a village in . It is located within .

Galway’s Land National Park

Latitude
6.9659° or 6° 57′ 57″ north
Longitude
80.7775° or 80° 46′ 39″ east
Open location code
6MR2XQ8G+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24390459
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Wiki­data ID
Q5519450
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Satellite Map

Discover Galway’s Land National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Galway’s Land National Park” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “戈爾韋地國家公園”
  • French: “parc national de Galway’s Land”
  • French: “Parc national de Galway’s Land”
  • Hindi: “गल्वय्स लाण्ड राष्ट्रीय उद्यान”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Galway’s Land”
  • Latvian: “Golvejslendas nacionālais parks”
  • Malayalam: “ഗാൽവേയുടെ കരയിലെ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം”
  • Tamil: “கல்வே நில தேசிய வனம்”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mahinda Mawatha and City Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nuwara Eliya Army Camp and Nuwara Eliya CTB Bus Depot.

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