Ussangoda National Park. Beach camping area in srilanka

  • Preview image in your
    Facebook Timeline Account

  • Preview

  • Price: 1$
  • Size Facebook: 1702 x 630 px
  • Size Twitter: 1500 x 500 px
  • Size LinkedIn: 1128 x 191 px

More Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Cover Photos

More

Cover photo info

  • Photo title: Ussangoda National Park. Beach camping area in srilanka
  • Author: Rantharumindada
  • Cover photo description:
  • Ussangoda National Park is a Sri Lankan national park and designated archaeological site, situated on the Colombo – Kataragama road near Ambalantota – Nonagama Junction in Hambantota District. It is located in the southern sea turtle breeding zones. Ussangoda is a patch of high ground by the sea and spreads over a significant area. Unlike the rest of the land surrounding, it is only covered with grass and a few pockets of pigmy forests. The summit of Ussangoda area pans like a plateau for a significant length.Ussangoda is known for its unusual placement by soil structure, flora, and location. There are many folk stories related to this site which include different takes about the land. General belief is that it is a part of a meteor or a proximity to a meteor hit. The main rationale for this belief is the soils brick-like hard quality with a reddish colour which is unique to this patch of land. Some rocks and soil layers contain what some speculate to be remnants of an extreme heat (that can be caused by an event such as a meteor hit). It is also suspected that the soil has a high concentration of minerals metals giving its unique colour. In several places, especially by the sea facing areas rocks and soil can be observed clearly having multiple layers usually with distinct colourization. It is however unclear whether these speculations have been tested in any proper scientific study at all. It can be also noticed that Ussangoda is located geographically closer to another archaeological site Miniha Gal Kanda, where evidence for pre-historic human existence has been found.The rock debris has high iron concentration. Magnets attract them.
  • Image ID:251257030
  • Views:0
  • Downloads:0

Keywords for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn timeline photos

ambalantota archaeological area areas attract beach breeding camping closer colombo colour colourization concentration designated distinct district evidence existence flora forests geographically grass ground hambantota high historicalplace human iron junction kanda kataragama land lankan layers located location magnets metals minerals miniha national nationalpark nonagama park patch pigmy places pockets pre historic proximity quality rationale reddish rest road rock rocks scientific sea situated soil soils southern speculate speculations spreads sri srilanka structure summit surrounding suspected turtle unique ussangoda ussangodabeach zones

Similar images from Dreamstime

Ussangoda national park ambalantota, Srilanka. Ussangoda Sri Lanka Srilanka beautiful beach
 
x