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World's End is located within the
Horton Plains National Park Horton Plains National Park ( si, හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික උද්‍යානය, Hortan Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It is locate ...
in Nuwara Eliya District,
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It is a sheer
cliff In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
, with a drop of about . It is one of the most visited parts of the Park, and a key tourist attraction in the Nuwara Eliya District and the country at large. 1 km away from the main cliff is a smaller cliff with a drop, colloquially known as Mini World's End. The Indian Ocean, 81 km to the south, can be observed on clear days.


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Journey to the end of the world
Landforms of Nuwara Eliya District Tourist attractions in Central Province, Sri Lanka