Location

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Sri Lanka , 

                  formerly Ceylon , island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait . 

                  It is located between latitudes 5°55′ and 9°51′ N and longitudes 79°41′ and 81°53′ E and has a maximum length of 268 miles (432 km) and a maximum width of 139 miles (224 km).

 

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