AbstractsGeography &GIS

The geology of Ceylon, as it applies to this study, is basic in concept. The most important factors being the resistance of the rocks to weathering and erosion, and the tectonic activity, both local and regional, to which they have been subjected. These are the factors which, under the tropical conditions obtaining, control to a large extent the development of the various landforms characteristic of the area. In general, the views outlined are those at present accepted by the geologists working in the area. No radically new ideas with respect to rock type, lithologies, or stratigraphic sequences are presented. Much of the tectonic history however has been deduced from photogeomorphologic evidence and may not agree entirely with presently held views.