Open AccessSUCCESS AND FAILURE OF COAST PROTECTION WORKS IN CEYLON
Author(s) -
W. E. Paranathala
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v6.47
Subject(s) - ceylon , pearl , longitude , geography , square (algebra) , latitude , east coast , west coast , oceanography , archaeology , ancient history , geology , physical geography , history , geodesy , mathematics , geometry
The Island of Ceylon, which is often referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, is 25,481 square miles in extent. It lies between 0 and 10 degrees North Latitude, and between 79 and 82 degrees East Longitude. The Island is mango-shaped. Its length from north to south is 272 miles, and its breadth from east to west is 140 miles. (Fig.1).