List of islands of Sri Lanka

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Pigeon Island

Nainativu

Bone Island, Batticaloa

17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands

This is a list of islands of Sri Lanka. There are number of islands around Sri Lanka. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province. These group of islands also had Dutch names during the Dutch colonial period but only a few of those names are still in use today.^[1]

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Island	Province	District	Divisional Secretariat	Coordinates	Area (km2)[2]	Population (approx)[3]	Notes
Ambanttativu	North Western	Puttalam		8°12′40″N 79°46′06″E / 8.21111°N 79.76833°E / 8.21111; 79.76833	0.17		In Puttalam Lagoon.
Analativu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North (Kayts)	9°40′01″N 79°46′32″E / 9.66694°N 79.77556°E / 9.66694; 79.77556	4.82	2,200	Named Rotterdam by Dutch.
Bone Island	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North	7°45′12″N 81°41′24″E / 7.75333°N 81.69°E / 7.75333; 81.69	0.02		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Buffalo Island	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North	7°41′23″N 81°41′58″E / 7.68972°N 81.69944°E / 7.68972; 81.69944	5.02		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Challitivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North	8°06′40″N 81°27′49″E / 8.11111°N 81.46361°E / 8.11111; 81.46361	0.09
Chirutivu (Sirutivu)	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°38′36″N 80°00′37″E / 9.64333°N 80.01028°E / 9.64333; 80.01028	0.28		Between Mandativu and Jaffna Peninsula.
Clappenburg Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets	8°31′50″N 81°12′37″E / 8.53056°N 81.21028°E / 8.53056; 81.21028	0.05		In Koddiyar Bay.
Elephant Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets	8°31′59″N 81°14′00″E / 8.53306°N 81.2333333°E / 8.53306; 81.2333333	0.06		In Koddiyar Bay.
Eluvaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North (Kayts)	9°42′03″N 79°48′38″E / 9.70083°N 79.81056°E / 9.70083; 79.81056	1.40	800
Erumaitivu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary	9°20′15″N 80°03′20″E / 9.3375°N 80.05556°E / 9.3375; 80.05556	1.04
Erumaitivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°16′07″N 79°46′44″E / 8.26861°N 79.77889°E / 8.26861; 79.77889	0.90		In Dutch Bay.
Great Sober Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets	8°32′39″N 81°12′34″E / 8.54417°N 81.20944°E / 8.54417; 81.20944	0.62		Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Henativu/Havativu	North Western	Puttalam		7°58′22″N 79°49′09″E / 7.97278°N 79.81917°E / 7.97278; 79.81917	0.78		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Ippantivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°19′49″N 79°48′22″E / 8.33028°N 79.80611°E / 8.33028; 79.80611	0.76		In Dutch Bay.
Iranaitivu North	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary	9°17′31″N 79°58′54″E / 9.29194°N 79.98167°E / 9.29194; 79.98167	4.22		Named Enkhuizen by Dutch.
Iranaitivu South	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary	9°16′50″N 80°00′04″E / 9.28056°N 80.00111°E / 9.28056; 80.00111	1.71		Named Hoorn by Dutch.
Kachchatheevu	Northern	Jaffna	Neduntivu (Delft)	9°23′16″N 79°31′37″E / 9.38778°N 79.52694°E / 9.38778; 79.52694	0.68
Kakaraitivu	Northern	Jaffna?	Neduntivu (Delft)?	9°26′23″N 79°53′14″E / 9.43972°N 79.88722°E / 9.43972; 79.88722	0.14	Uninhabited	Named Calienye by Dutch.
Kakkativu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary	9°19′01″N 80°04′51″E / 9.31694°N 80.08083°E / 9.31694; 80.08083	1.10
Kalliaditivu	Northern	Mannar		8°56′54″N 79°54′42″E / 8.94833°N 79.91167°E / 8.94833; 79.91167	1.71
Kanantivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°37′33″N 79°51′26″E / 9.62583°N 79.85722°E / 9.62583; 79.85722	1.22		Between Kayts and Pungudutivu.
Karaditivu	North Western	Puttalam		7°54′42″N 79°48′54″E / 7.91167°N 79.815°E / 7.91167; 79.815	0.09		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Karaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°36′27″N 79°49′48″E / 9.6075°N 79.83°E / 9.6075; 79.83	0.97		Adjacent (north) of Pungudutivu.
Karaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Karaitivu (Karainagar)	9°44′03″N 79°52′33″E / 9.73417°N 79.87583°E / 9.73417; 79.87583	22.95	8,600	Named Amsterdam by Dutch.
Karaitivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°27′45″N 79°47′15″E / 8.4625°N 79.7875°E / 8.4625; 79.7875			West of Portugal Bay.
Kayts / Velanai	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North (Kayts) & Islands South (Velanai)	9°39′09″N 79°54′11″E / 9.6525°N 79.90306°E / 9.6525; 79.90306	64.01	16,300	Named Leiden by Dutch.
Kurikadduvan	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°35′43″N 79°47′40″E / 9.59528°N 79.79444°E / 9.59528; 79.79444	0.38		Adjacent (north west) of Naduturitti.
Little Sober Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets	8°32′35″N 81°12′54″E / 8.54306°N 81.215°E / 8.54306; 81.215	0.07		Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Mandativu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°36′48″N 79°59′44″E / 9.61333°N 79.99556°E / 9.61333; 79.99556	7.56	900
Mannar	Northern	Mannar	Mannar Town	9°03′10″N 79°49′42″E / 9.05278°N 79.82833°E / 9.05278; 79.82833	126.46
Mantivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North	7°42′03″N 81°39′43″E / 7.70083°N 81.66194°E / 7.70083; 81.66194	0.38		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Mantivu	North Western	Puttalam		7°55′57″N 79°49′12″E / 7.9325°N 79.82°E / 7.9325; 79.82	0.50		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Maripututivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°10′33″N 79°44′59″E / 8.17583°N 79.74972°E / 8.17583; 79.74972	0.10		In Puttalam Lagoon.
Marthand	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North	8°06′51″N 81°26′34″E / 8.11417°N 81.44278°E / 8.11417; 81.44278	0.18
Mattutivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°13′02″N 79°47′00″E / 8.21722°N 79.7833333°E / 8.21722; 79.7833333	0.12		In Puttalam Lagoon.
Nachuvantivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu	7°56′13″N 81°32′18″E / 7.93694°N 81.53833°E / 7.93694; 81.53833	2.11		In Vandeloos Bay.
Naduturitti	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°35′05″N 79°47′54″E / 9.58472°N 79.79833°E / 9.58472; 79.79833	0.88		Adjacent (south west) of Pungudutivu.
Nainativu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°36′15″N 79°46′04″E / 9.60417°N 79.76778°E / 9.60417; 79.76778	4.22	2,700	Named Haarlem by Dutch. Known as Naga Dipa in Sinhalese.
Neduntivu	Northern	Jaffna	Neduntivu (Delft)	9°30′48″N 79°41′22″E / 9.51333°N 79.68944°E / 9.51333; 79.68944	47.17	4,200	Named Delft by Dutch.
Neduntivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°14′06″N 79°46′45″E / 8.235°N 79.77917°E / 8.235; 79.77917	0.10		In Dutch Bay.
Oddakarentivu	North Western	Puttalam		8°16′37″N 79°45′54″E / 8.27694°N 79.765°E / 8.27694; 79.765	0.20		In Dutch Bay.
Palaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°37′22″N 79°49′10″E / 9.62278°N 79.81944°E / 9.62278; 79.81944	0.16		Adjacent (north) of Pungudutivu.
Palaitivu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary	9°28′39″N 80°00′45″E / 9.4775°N 80.0125°E / 9.4775; 80.0125	1.81		Named Galue by Dutch.
Paratitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North (Kayts)	9°41′06″N 79°47′32″E / 9.685°N 79.79222°E / 9.685; 79.79222	0.38	Uninhabited	Between Analativu and Eluvaitivu.
Periya Arichchal	North Western	Puttalam		8°17′59″N 79°47′45″E / 8.29972°N 79.79583°E / 8.29972; 79.79583	0.32		In Dutch Bay.
Periya Kayankerni (Periyawattava)	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu	7°57′20″N 81°32′20″E / 7.95556°N 81.53889°E / 7.95556; 81.53889	1.81		In Vandeloos Bay.
Periyativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai South West	7°38′22″N 81°43′39″E / 7.63944°N 81.7275°E / 7.63944; 81.7275	0.13		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Periyativu	North Western	Puttalam		7°56′57″N 79°48′58″E / 7.94917°N 79.81611°E / 7.94917; 79.81611	1.10		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon.
Pigeon Island (Large & Small)	Eastern	Trincomalee	Kuchaveli	8°43′20″N 81°12′15″E / 8.72222°N 81.20417°E / 8.72222; 81.20417	0.01	Uninhabited	One of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka.
Puliyantivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North	7°42′37″N 81°41′41″E / 7.71028°N 81.69472°E / 7.71028; 81.69472	1.56	7,000	Batticaloa city
Puliyantivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North (Kayts)	9°38′52″N 79°46′28″E / 9.64778°N 79.77444°E / 9.64778; 79.77444	0.44		Adjacent (south east) of Analativu.
Puliyantivu	Northern	Mannar		8°57′19″N 79°54′01″E / 8.95528°N 79.90028°E / 8.95528; 79.90028	0.90
Pullupiddi	North Western	Puttalam		8°11′21″N 79°46′40″E / 8.18917°N 79.77778°E / 8.18917; 79.77778	0.11		In Puttalam Lagoon.
Pungudutivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South (Velanai)	9°35′08″N 79°50′05″E / 9.58556°N 79.83472°E / 9.58556; 79.83472	22.56	3,600	Named Middleburg by Dutch.
Round Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets?	8°30′46″N 81°13′34″E / 8.51278°N 81.22611°E / 8.51278; 81.22611	0.04		In Koddiyar Bay.
Serayativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai West	7°39′08″N 81°42′04″E / 7.65222°N 81.70111°E / 7.65222; 81.70111	0.46		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Sinna Arichchal	North Western	Puttalam		8°17′02″N 79°47′32″E / 8.28389°N 79.79222°E / 8.28389; 79.79222	0.16		In Dutch Bay.
Siriyativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai Pattu	7°38′06″N 81°43′55″E / 7.635°N 81.73194°E / 7.635; 81.73194	0.03		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Thimilathiu west	Eastern	Batticaloa		7°42′17.40″N 81°40′37.40″E / 7.704833°N 81.677056°E / 7.704833; 81.677056			Location of SLAF Batticaloa.
Thorattapputti	Northern	Jaffna	Valikamam West (Chankanai)	9°44′55″N 79°54′23″E / 9.74861°N 79.90639°E / 9.74861; 79.90639	0.14		Between Karaitivu and Jaffna Peninsula.
Udayurputi	North Western	Puttalam		8°10′07″N 79°48′31″E / 8.16861°N 79.80861°E / 8.16861; 79.80861	0.42		In Puttalam Lagoon.

See also

• List of islands

References

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• Yapa, Vijitha (1996). Francis Dorai. ed. Insight Pocket Guides: Sri Lanka. APA Publications (HK). ISBN 9-62421-644-4. 
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• "LK0000956 DISTRICT : Jaffna DS Division : Velanai". Administrative Map. UN OCHA. 13 August 2007. http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka/catalogue/Files/Map%20Centre/Geographic%20Maps/Administrative%20Maps/LK00956_Admin_Jaffna_Velanai_3.pdf. 
• "LKM0088 DISTRICT : Jaffna DS Division : Kayts". Administrative Map. UN OCHA. 20 May 2008. http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/sriLanka_hpsl/Files/Geographic%20Maps/Admin%20Maps/LKM0088_JAF_JAF_Geographic_Kayts%20DS%20Division_PUB_V01_20May08.pdf. 

1. ^ Dutch heritage of Sri Lanka
2. ^ "Table 05 (Geo., Topography) Islands in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Statistics. http://www.jpp.co.jp/lanka/geo/geote/geo05e.htm. 
3. ^ "Statistical Handbook 2009". Jaffna District Secretariat. http://www.ds.gov.lk/dist_jaffna/english/downloads.html.