PADANWELA (Cave at)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

One of the eight other caves in crystalline limestone (note 1) is at Padanwela (near Wilson's Bungalow) (COORAY 1967: 97). SITUATION: Within one the island's most pleasant trekking areas and in one way or another near Wilson's Bungalow (N06°53': E080°51'), which lies at linear distances of 12.5 km SE of Nuwara Eliya (N06°58'11”: E080°46'12” WGS84), 7 km ESE of Hakgala Peak (note 2), and 7.6 km ESE from the town of Welimada (N06°54'04”: E080°55'22” WGS84). CAVE POTENTIAL: Found in the same vicinity are –>AA Cave (Baker), –>Istripura Cave (Welimada), the cave at –>Hakgala, the –>Luckyland Estate cave, the cave at –>Padanwela (near Wilson's Bungalow), and –>Sita Kund (Hakgala).One of the eight other caves in crystalline limestone (note 1) is at Padanwela (near Wilson's Bungalow) (COORAY 1967: 97). SITUATION: Within one the island's most pleasant trekking areas and in one way or another near Wilson's Bungalow (N06°53': E080°51'), which lies at linear distances of 12.5 km SE of Nuwara Eliya (N06°58'11”: E080°46'12” WGS84), 7 km ESE of Hakgala Peak (note 2), and 7.6 km ESE from the town of Welimada (N06°54'04”: E080°55'22” WGS84). CAVE POTENTIAL: Found in the same vicinity are –>AA Cave (Baker), –>Istripura Cave (Welimada), the cave at –>Hakgala, the –>Luckyland Estate cave, the cave at –>Padanwela (near Wilson's Bungalow), and –>Sita Kund (Hakgala).