Encyclopedia - Geography of Southeast Asia Category

Asian geography at your fingertips

Upgrade to Britannica Online

Take a tour, New improved britannica online

Imagine Britannica's 32-volume encyclopedia online right there for you, plus full access to articles. Amazing content, written by world experts, that you can cite for projects and assignments.

Click here for Britannica shop

Adam's Peak

Adam's Peak extract from Britannica Online.

Mountain, southwestern Sri Lanka. Standing 7,360 ft (2,243 m) high, it is sacred and a place of pilgrimage to Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus. On its summit, it has a large hollow, 5.3 ft (1.6 m) long, that is venerated as the footprint of Buddha, Adam, and Shiva, respectively. Many pilgrims of all faiths visit the peak every year.

Adam's Peak is one of 26,000 free short articles on Britannica Philippines

Find more information on Adam's Peak. Upgrade to Britannica Online for more on Adam's Peak.

  • Get more

  • M?ss?ng more?

    Subscribers see 10 times more content. Just US $69.95 per year

  • Britannica, just as colourful as The Philippines
  • There's more to Britannica Online than words! Discover photos, graphics, videos, charts, as well as thousands of expert views and articles by the world's leading scholars.