Traveling Luck for York Island North Eastern, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka flag

The timezone in York Island is Asia/Colombo
Morning Sunrise at 06:30 and Evening Sunset at 18:12. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 8.5500°, Longitude. 81.2167°

Satellite map of York Island and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around York Island in North Eastern, Sri Lanka

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

pier a structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation.

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

Accommodation around York Island

Chaaya Blu Trincomalee Upuvali, Trincomalee

Chaaya Blu Trincomalee Upuvali, Trincomalee

Nilaveli Beach T 11th Mile Post, Nilaveli

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

triangulation station a point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

fort a defensive structure or earthworks.

locality a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.

reserve a tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use.

strait a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water.

jetty a structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting.

headland a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.


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Airports close to York Island

China bay(TRR), Trinciomalee, Sri lanka (7km)

Airfields or small strips close to York Island

Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri lanka (157.6km)
Batticaloa, Batticaloa, Sri lanka (184.7km)