Ramboda Falls
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Location | Ramboda Pass, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka |
Coordinates | 7°04′01″N 80°42′00″E / 7.067°N 80.7°ECoordinates: 7°04′01″N 80°42′00″E / 7.067°N 80.7°E |
Type | Tiered |
Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
Total height | 109 m (358 ft) |
Number of drops | 2 |
Watercourse | Panna Oya, a tributary of Kotmale Oya |
World height ranking | 729 |
Ramboda Falls is 109 m (358 ft) high[1] and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world.[2] It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass.[3] It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.
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Notes[]
- ^ Abeywardena 2004: p. 366
- ^ "World's Tallest Waterfalls Falls". worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ Senanayake 2004: p. 70
References[]
- Abeyawardena, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN 9789555750929.
- Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.
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- Waterfalls in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Geography of Nuwara Eliya District
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