Forest ReserveUNESCO World HeritageBiosphere Reserve

Sinharaja Forest

South AsiaDesignated in 1978111 km²

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The last great remnant of primary lowland rainforest surviving in Sri Lanka

Area

111 km²

Designated in

1978

Region

South Asia

Made a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988, Sinharaja is the last great remnant of primary lowland rainforest surviving in Sri Lanka, with exceptional endemism: more than 60% of its tree species and a similar proportion of its animals exist nowhere else on the planet, the result of the island's long evolutionary isolation from the Indian subcontinent.

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3 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

Sinharaja Forest: 21 documented species

Mammals7Birds6Reptiles4Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Sri Lanka, where Sinharaja Forest lies.

Tropical rainforestMarine / coastalWetland

Experiences in this park

Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching

Nearby dive sites

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50 km away

217 km away

269 km away

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Same country: Sri Lanka

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Sinharaja Forest

Location

Sinharaja Forest: 21 documented species

Flora and ecosystems

Experiences in this park

Nearby dive sites

Similar parks

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Comments

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