List of islands of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka
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Pigeon Island
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Nainativu
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Bone Island, Batticaloa
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Kakaraitivu Island
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17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province. Many of these islands were given Dutch names during the Dutch colonial period, only a few of these names are still in use today.<ref>Dutch heritage of Sri Lanka</ref>

Sri Lanka has a total area of 65,610 km2, with 64,740 km2 of land and 870 km2 of water, and a coastline that is 1,340 km long. The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km2 and is the 25th largest island in the world by area.<ref name="jc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km2 of area.

List of islands

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Sri Lanka Template:N/A Template:N/A Template:N/A Template:N/A 65,268 22,157,000 Main island of Sri Lanka.
Tamil: Ilankai
Ambanttativu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.17 In Puttalam Lagoon
Sinhala: Sambanda-doowa.
Analaitivu Northern Jaffna Islands North (Kayts) Template:Coord 4.82 2,200 Dutch: Rotterdam, Annelletivo
Sinhala: Annaladoowa.
Bone Island Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai North Template:Coord 0.02 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Buffalo Island Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai North Template:Coord 5.18 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Challitivu Eastern Batticaloa Koralai Pattu North Template:Coord 0.09 Sinhala: Galdoowa
Chirutivu (Sirutivu) Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 0.28 Between Mandativu and Jaffna Peninsula.
Sinhala: Hiridoowa
Clappenburg Island Eastern Trincomalee Town & Gravets Template:Coord 0.05 In Koddiyar Bay.
Elephant Island Eastern Trincomalee Town & Gravets Template:Coord 0.06 In Koddiyar Bay.
Eluvaitivu Northern Jaffna Islands North (Kayts) Template:Coord 1.40 800
Sinhala: Eluvadoowa
Erumaitivu Northern Kilinochchi Poonakary Template:Coord 1.04 Sinhala: Mahisadoowa
Erumaitivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.90 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Mahisadoowa
Great Sober Island Eastern Trincomalee Town & Gravets Template:Coord 0.62 Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Henativu/Havativu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.78 In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Sinhala: Haavadoowa.
Ippantivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.76 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Ibbandoowa.
Iranaitivu North Northern Kilinochchi Poonakary Template:Coord 4.22 Dutch: Enkhuizen.
Sinhala: Erandoowa.
Iranaitivu South Northern Kilinochchi Poonakary Template:Coord 1.71 Dutch Hoorn.
Sinhala: Uoona doowa.
Kachchatheevu Northern Jaffna Neduntivu (Delft) Template:Coord 0.68 Pali: Kachchatheetha.
Sinhala: Kachchadoowa.
Kakaraitivu Island Northern Kilinochchi Pallikudah Template:Coord 0.14 Uninhabited Dutch: Calienye.
Sinhala: Sakkaradoowa.
Kakkativu Northern Kilinochchi Poonakary Template:Coord 1.10 Sinhala: Kaakadoowa
Kalliaditivu Northern Mannar Template:Coord 1.71 Sinhala: Galadi doowa
Kanantivu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 1.22 Between Kayts and Pungudutivu.
Sinhala: Kaennadoowa.
Karaditivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.09 In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Sinhala: Karadiva
Karaitivu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 0.97 Adjacent (north) of Pungudutivu.
Karaitivu Northern Jaffna Karaitivu (Karainagar) Template:Coord 22.95 8,600 Dutch: Amsterdam.
Karaitivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord West of Portugal Bay.
Velanai Northern Jaffna Islands North (Kayts) &
Islands South (Velanai)		 Template:Coord 64.01 16,300 Named Leiden by Dutch.
Sinhala: Uruthota (Kayts); Bellana (Velanai)
Kurikadduvan Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 0.38 Adjacent (north west) of Naduturitti.
Sinhala: Kiralakatuvana
Little Sober Island Eastern Trincomalee Town & Gravets Template:Coord 0.07 Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Mandaitivu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 7.56 900 Sinhala: Mandadoowa
Mannar Northern Mannar Mannar Town Template:Coord 126.46 Sinhala: Mannaram doopatha
Mantivu Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai North Template:Coord 0.38 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Sinhala: Maandoowa
Mantivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.50 In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Sinhala: Maandoowa
Maripututivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.10 In Puttalam Lagoon.
Sinhala: Maliputhu diva
Marthand Eastern Batticaloa Koralai Pattu North Template:Coord 0.18 Sinhala: Malkadola.
Mattutivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.12 In Puttalam Lagoon.
Sinhala: Maddu doowa
Nachuvantivu Eastern Batticaloa Koralai Pattu Template:Coord 2.11 In Vandeloos Bay.
Sinhala: Naapitadoowa.
Naduturitti Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 0.88 Adjacent (south west) of Pungudutivu.
Sinhala: Madduriththa
Nainativu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 4.22 2,700 Dutch: Haarlem
Sinhala: Naga Deepa.
Neduntivu Northern Jaffna Neduntivu (Delft) Template:Coord 47.17 4,200 Dutch: Delft.
Sinhala: Maedundoowa.
Neduntivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.10 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Maedundoowa.
Oddakarentivu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.20 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Uddakadoowa.
Palaitivu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 0.16 Adjacent (north) of Pungudutivu.
Palaitivu Northern Kilinochchi Poonakary Template:Coord 1.81 Named Galue by Dutch.
Sinhala: Paludoowa.
Paratitivu Northern Jaffna Islands North (Kayts) Template:Coord 0.38 Uninhabited Between Analativu and Eluvaitivu.
Sinhala: Paludoowa.
Periya Arichchal North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.32 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Maha Arakgala.
Periya Kayankerni (Periyawattava) Eastern Batticaloa Koralai Pattu Template:Coord 1.81 In Vandeloos Bay.
Sinhala: Kaayamkaenna.
Periyativu Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai South West Template:Coord 0.13 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Sinhala: Mahadoowa.
Periyativu North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 1.10 In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Sinhala: Mahadoowa.
Pigeon Island
(Large & Small)		 Eastern Trincomalee Kuchaveli Template:Coord 0.01 Uninhabited One of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka.
Puliyanthivu Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai North Template:Coord 1.56 7,034 Batticaloa city
Sinhala: Kotidoowa.
Puliyantivu Northern Jaffna Islands North (Kayts) Template:Coord 0.44 Adjacent (south east) of Analativu.
Sinhala: Kotidoowa.
Puliyantivu Northern Mannar Template:Coord 0.90

Sinhala: Kotidoowa.

Pullupiddi North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.11 In Puttalam Lagoon.
Sinhala: Kotipitiya.
Pungudutivu Northern Jaffna Islands South (Velanai) Template:Coord 22.56 3,600 Dutch: Middleburg.
Pali/Sinhala: Punguthdeepa
Round Island Eastern Trincomalee Town & Gravets? Template:Coord 0.04 In Koddiyar Bay.
Serayativu Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai West Template:Coord 0.46 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Sinhala: Seradoowa
Sinna Arichchal North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.16 In Dutch Bay.
Sinhala: Podi Arakgal.
Siriyativu Eastern Batticaloa Manmunai Pattu Template:Coord 0.03 In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Sinhala: Seruvadoowa.
Thimilathiu West Eastern Batticaloa Template:Coord Location of SLAF Batticaloa.
Sinhala: Kevuldoowa
Thorattapputti Northern Jaffna Valikamam West (Chankanai) Template:Coord 0.14 Between Karaitivu and Jaffna Peninsula.
Sinhala: Doratumukka.
Udayurputi North Western Puttalam Template:Coord 0.42 In Puttalam Lagoon.
Sinhala: Udukurupoththa.

See also

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