Sri Lanka is a small miracle partly due to the compact physical
diversity of this pearl-shaped island - but, as we shall see, this
diversity extends to virtually every aspect of life. Fringed by
variously-shaped sublime beaches, from straight expanse to rocky cove,
the island possesses a coastal plain containing a host of geographic
features such as lagoons, wetlands, rivers and various types of
wildlife-rich jungle.
The plain ends in the central area where the land starts to ascend
into mist-shrouded mountains, covered in forests of wind-stunted trees
(in fact there are seven different types of forest in Sri Lanka), plains
known as patanas, and rolling tea plantations. In addition, the
hillsides are invariably punctuated by dramatic waterfalls.For its size
Sri Lanka has perhaps the largest number of waterfalls of any country.
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