The river mouth
The Bentota River bends and widens before meeting the ocean, and its estuary forms the most striking shape on the map, with sheltered water inside and surf outside.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Sri Lanka
6.4260° N / 79.9958° E
A river mouth on Sri Lanka's southwest coast, where a sandbar, a lagoon-like estuary and the Indian Ocean meet.





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Bentota is shaped by water. The Bentota River widens as it nears the sea, and just before it reaches the Indian Ocean a long spit of sand separates the calm estuary from the open surf. From above, the town reads as a thin band of land between two very different kinds of water, with the coastal road and the railway tracing the shoreline.
The area has been one of Sri Lanka's best-known beach destinations since the early days of the island's tourism, and the quiet river is widely used for boating and water sports. Inland, the architect Geoffrey Bawa created his country estate, Lunuganga, on the shores of a nearby lake, and it is now a landmark of tropical modernist design.
A Bentota map poster captures the soft curves of the estuary against the long, nearly straight coastline. Few streets break up the land: small roads follow the river banks, and plots and palm groves fill the spaces between them. The result is a sparse, airy composition in which the water outlines take up most of the sheet.
The Bentota River bends and widens before meeting the ocean, and its estuary forms the most striking shape on the map, with sheltered water inside and surf outside.
A narrow strip of land runs between the estuary and the sea. On paper it appears as a slender peninsula, one of the most recognisable features of this stretch of coast.
The railway along the southwest coast follows the shore closely and draws a thin line parallel to the beach through the whole town.
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For many people, Bentota is the place of a honeymoon, a family holiday or a first trip to Sri Lanka. A map of the estuary and shoreline keeps that memory in a quiet form that fits almost any room.
Add your own title, a subtitle such as a travel date, and the coordinates line, then choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The downloadable HD set costs $9, and printed versions with an optional wooden frame are also available.
Eme tabulam Bentota| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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