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Horton Plains NP | Cloud forest and patana

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This national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site consists in a mosaic of cloud forest and grassland (locally known as patana) at 2100-2300 m asl. in Sri Lanka's central highlands. It displays a high level of biodiversity and hosts various endemic species.

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on Tuesday 17 February 2004 by Martin Mergili
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Visits and license
2474 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license