Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
"Sri Pada"Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest (by area) of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940.
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Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
"Sri Pada"Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest (by area) of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940.
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"Sri Pada"Peak Wilderness sanc ...... lead to life-risk situations.
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El Área Protegida del Pico Wil ...... ciones de riesgo para la vida.
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L'aire protégée de Peak Wilder ...... Portail du patrimoine mondial
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"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
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"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness encompasses the Adam's Peak
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"Sri Pada"Peak Wilderness sanc ...... sanctuary on October 25, 1940.
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El Área Protegida del Pico Wil ...... stre el 25 de octubre de 1940.
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L'aire protégée de Peak Wilder ...... Portail du patrimoine mondial
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Aire protégée de Peak Wilderness
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Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
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Área protegida del Pico Wilderness
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"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
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