Oceanic eddies are also usually made of water masses that are different from those outside the eddy. That is, the water within an eddy usually has different temperature and salinity characteristics to the water outside the eddy. There is a direct link between the water mass properties of an eddy and its rotation.
It changed its name to Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka in 1968 and finally to its current name Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. February 4 each year is celebrated as a national holiday in Sri Lanka.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) joined the Commonwealth in 1948.It is an island in the Indian Ocean, separated from India by the Palik Strait.t the 2006 Games in Melbourne Chintana Vidanage won gold in the men's 62kg weightlifting class, their first in this sport. In 2010 at the Games in Delhi, Sri Lanka took part in 16 of the 17 sports.