SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF COAST PROTECTION WORKS IN CEYLON
No. 6 (1957), Conference Proceedings
No. 6 (1957)

SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF COAST PROTECTION WORKS IN CEYLON

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v6.47
Published 1957-01-29
W. E. Paranathala
Ministry of Local Government, Ceylon
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coastal management
Sri Lanka
coastal protection

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Paranathala, W. E. (1957). SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF COAST PROTECTION WORKS IN CEYLON. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(6), 47. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v6.47
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Abstract

The Island of Ceylon, which is often referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, is 25,481 square miles in extent. It lies between 0 and 10 degrees North Latitude, and between 79 and 82 degrees East Longitude. The Island is mango-shaped. Its length from north to south is 272 miles, and its breadth from east to west is 140 miles. (Fig.1).
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