Central Highlands
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The Central Highlands is a mountainous region in central Sri Lanka known for its high peaks, cool climate, tea plantations, and UNESCO-listed natural landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Highlands canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountainous region
ⓘ
natural region ⓘ |
| climateType | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Adam's Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Badulla District NERFINISHED ⓘ Horton Plains National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelani River headwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ Knuckles Conservation Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahaweli River headwaters ⓘ Nuwara Eliya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuwara Eliya District NERFINISHED ⓘ Peak Wilderness Protected Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Pidurutalagala NERFINISHED ⓘ Walawe River headwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Kandy District ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
eco-tourism
ⓘ
tea industry ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
endemic fauna
ⓘ
endemic flora ⓘ high endemism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
grassland
ⓘ
montane rainforest ⓘ submontane forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloud forests
ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ montane forests ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ plateaus ⓘ tea plantations ⓘ valleys ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
tea cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Sri Lanka whistling thrush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lankan leopard NERFINISHED ⓘ purple-faced langur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | natural site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Pidurutalagala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 2524 metres ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | water catchment for Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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