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A typical magnetic region on a hard-disk platter (as of 2006) is about 200–250 nanometers wide (in the radial direction of the platter) and extends about 25–30 nanometers in the down-track direction (the circumferential direction on the platter), [citation needed] corresponding to about 100 billion bits per square inch of disk area (15.5 ...
EEZs in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Sri Lanka is ranked 51st in size of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with a total size of 532,619 km 2 (205,645 sq mi). [1] Sri Lanka's EEZ is bordered to the north and west by India in the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal; as well as in the west by the Maldives in Laccadive Sea.
Mirissa is a beach located close to the southern tip of Sri Lanka, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from the equator, and 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Weligama, a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka. [13] It is crescent-shaped and secluded. [14] Coconut Tree Hill is located in the Mirissa beach and a popular tourist attraction. [15] Mirissa: Matara ...
Sri Lanka has a total area of 65,610 km 2, with 64,740 km 2 of land and 870 km 2 of water, and a coastline that is 1,340 km long. The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km 2 and is the 25th largest island in the world by area. [2] Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km 2 of area.
Traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry. Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its particular combinations of herbs, spices, fish, vegetables, rices, and fruits.The cuisine is highly centered around many varieties of rice, as well as coconut which is a ubiquitous plant throughout the country.
A seafood basket, also known as the fisherman's basket, is a fried dish usually consisting of fried seafood including fish fillet, prawns and calamari. [1] Additional foods used can include fried scallops, [2] oysters [3] and crab sticks. It typically includes one or more dipping sauces, such as cocktail sauce, [1] and may include chips.
Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, the ramparts of Colombo Fort and the city's cemetery (established in 1803), to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel (established in 1864, although the original building on the site was a Dutch villa) and to the ...
The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 10,500 km 2 (4,100 sq mi) of ocean, 21 islands and the adjoining coastline. The islets and coastal buffer zone include beaches , estuaries , and tropical dry broadleaf forests , while the marine environments include seaweed communities, sea grass communities, coral reefs , salt marshes and ...