Extreme points of Sri Lanka

A map of Sri Lanka

This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations of Sri Lanka.

Extreme coordinates

Heading	Location	District	Province	Coordinates
Northernmost	Point Pedro	Jaffna	Northern	9°50′8″N80°12′44″E / 9.83556°N 80.21222°E / 9.83556; 80.21222 (Northernmost point of Sri Lanka)
Southernmost	Dondra Head	Matara	Southern	5°55′6.9″N80°35′28″E / 5.918583°N 80.59111°E / 5.918583; 80.59111 (Southernmost point of Sri Lanka)
Easternmost	Sangaman Kanda	Ampara	Eastern	7°1′20″N81°52′45″E / 7.02222°N 81.87917°E / 7.02222; 81.87917 (Easternmost point of Sri Lanka)
Westernmost	Kachchatheevu Island	Jaffna	Northern	9°23′N79°31′E / 9.383°N 79.517°E / 9.383; 79.517 (Westernmost point of Sri Lanka)
Westernmost (mainland)	Near Kalpitiya	Puttalam	North Western	8°12′N77°36′E / 8.200°N 77.600°E / 8.200; 77.600 (Westernmost point of Sri Lanka (mainland))

Elevation extremes

Heading	Location	Altitude	District	Province	Coordinates
Highest	Pidurutalagala (Mount Pedro)	2,524 m (8,281 ft) [1]	Nuwara Eliya	Central	7°0′3″N80°46′26″E / 7.00083°N 80.77389°E / 7.00083; 80.77389 (Pidurutalagala)

References

1. "Sri Lanka § Geography". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.  (Archived 2020 edition.)

See also

• Extreme points of Earth
• Geography of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankaportal