CENTRAL HILLS

OF SRILANKA
Contents
Introduction

Classifying Central Hills

Area which belong to Central hills

Principal Mountain Ranges

Plateaus

Gaps and passes

Waterfalls
Introduction
•Sri Lanka can be
divided into three zones
on the basis of relief.
•3 relief zones in Sri
Lanka
a. Coastal plain
b. Intermediate plain
c. Central mountains
How do we classify Central
Hills
• The Areas over 300m belong to this Zone Central Hills

>300m
 Areas which belong to Central hills
• Central Province – Kandy, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya
• Nothern part of Central Hills - Boarded by North Central province
• Eastern part of Central Hills - Boarded by River Mahaweli
• Mountain ranges (South) – Adams Peak, Kirigalpotta, Thotapala
• Mountain ranges (West) – Dolosbage, Galagedera
Four Principal Mountain Ranges
1. Samanala Mountain Range
2. Namunukula Mountain Range
3. Pidurutalagal Kirigalpotta Mountain Range
4. Knuckles Mountain Range
Samanala Mountain Range
Samanala Mountain Range
Samanala Mountain Range
Namunukula Mountain Range
Namunukula Mountain Range
Namunukula Mountain Range
Pidurutalagal Kirigalpotta Mountain Range
Pidurutalagal Kirigalpotta Mountain Range
Pidurutalagal Kirigalpotta Mountain Range
Knuckles Mountain Range
Knuckles Mountain Range
Knuckles Mountain Range
 Plateaus
• A plateau is an area of flat land at a high elevation.
• There are five Plateaus in the Central Hills
1. Kandy Plateau
2. Hatton Plateau
3. Welimada Plateau
4. Mahawelatenna Plateau
5. Koslanda Plateau
Kandy Plateau in Sri Lanka
Other Special features in Central Hills
Gaps and Passes Waterfalls
• A pass is a low area • The plateaus which are
located between two located in the central hills
mountains. Haputale, are of different heights and
rivers flow across steep
Balana, Galagedara and
slopes or escarpments
Ginigathhena are
forming waterfalls.
examples. Bambarakanda, Dunhinda,
Luxapana, Diyaluma and
Ramboda are examples.