List of caves in Sri Lanka explained

This is a list of caves in Sri Lanka.

A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground,^{[1] [2]} specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deeply underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide,^[3] and a rock shelter is endogene.^[4]

List of caves

Cave	District	Province	Location	Length		Notes
				m	ft
				500m (1,600feet)		[5] [6]
						Cave temple
				25m (82feet)	Cave temple
Bogoda Cave
			7.8567°N 80.6492°W			Cave temple
			6.6017°N 80.2183°W
			6.629°N 80.8644°W	42m (138feet)	Cave ruins
Lahugala Cave			6.8781°N 81.7529°W			[7]
Mahalenama Cave			6.6481°N 81.7014°W
Nitro Cave			7.4177°N 80.8705°W	60m (200feet)
Pannila Cave				550m (1,800feet)
Rawana Ella Cave				46m (151feet)	Cave temple
Rotupihilla Cave
Sithripura Cave
				400feet

See also

• Geography of Sri Lanka
• List of caves

Notes and References

1. Whitney, W. D. (1889). "Cave, n.1." def. 1. The Century dictionary: An encyclopedic lexicon of the English language (Vol. 1, p. 871). New York: The Century Co.
2. "Cave" Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009
3. Book: Moratto, Michael J.. California Archaeology. Academic Press. 2014. 9781483277356. 304.
4. Book: Lowe. J. John. Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. Walker. Michael J. C.. 2014. Routledge. 9781317753711. 141–42.
5. Web site: Caves in Sri Lanka. Srilankaecotourism.com. 22 November 2011. English.
6. Web site: Caving expeditions in Sri Lanka. Unitedholidays.lk. 22 November 2011. English.
7. Web site: Caving exploration tours in Sri Lanka. Letsgocampingsrilanka.com. 7 March 2012. English.