Location of Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka is an island
• It is separated from India by a narrow strait of water about 32 km
• This is called the Palk strait

The relative location of a country is its relationship to the other countries around it. We must also know in which ocean it is situated and consider the land masses surrounding the country. Sri Lanka's central position in the Indian ocean. To the North of Sri Lanka is the continent of Asia. The continent of Africa is to the West, with Australia in the South east and Antactica in the South