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    Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and second largest coastal lagoon in the world,[disputed – discuss] covering an area of over...
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    degradation of the lake's ecosystem, established the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) for the restoration and overall development of the lake under the Indian...
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    only concentrated lagoon populations are found in Chilika Lake in Odisha, India and Songkhla Lake in southern Thailand. One of the earliest recorded...
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  • Parikud is an island in Chilika Lake, Odisha, India. The land mass is spread over 97 mouzas (administrative districts) of Krushnaprasad panchayat samiti...
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    Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring 759 square kilometres (293 sq mi). A major part of the...
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    Kalijai Temple is located on an island in Chilika Lake. It is considered to be the abode of the Goddess Kalijai. Goddess Kalijai is actually Kali, the...
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  • swindled and kept in check by the business sharks and how they revolt. Near Chilika lake, there is a cluster of villages inhabited by fisher-folk. They are exploited...
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    Chilika Lake, located on the east coast of the state is one of the world's largest brackish water lagoons. Besides that there are several other lakes...
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    of the Chilika Lake near to village Panasapada which is 36 km away from Puri. Satapada is also famous for the Sea Mouth Island where Chilika Lake meets...
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    Irrawaddy dolphins can be found in Chilika Vanda tessellata, one of the orchids found in Odisha Migratory birds at Chilika Lake Crocodile in Bhitarkanika National...
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    kilometres (42 mi) coastal stretch of sandy beaches that extends between Chilika Lake and the south of Puri city. However, the administrative jurisdiction...
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    Lake Bakhtegan Lake Caspian Sea Chilika Lake Chott el Djerid Dabusun Lake Dead Sea Devil's Lake Don Juan Pond Garabogazköl Goose Lake Great Salt Lake...
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    Nalbana Island is the core area of the Ramsar designated wetlands of Chilika Lake. It was declared a bird sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act in...
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    Chilika Lake, Orissa Black Sea - Encyclopedia of Ukraine Yama, Tomonaga (22 March 2017). "Porewater salinity reveals past lake-level changes in Lake Van...
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    times are no longer in existence, or have greatly declined. For example, Chilika Lake was an important harbour, but later became unusable by deep water vessels...
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  • eastern Turkey Lake Shinji in Japan Lake Hamana in Japan Lake Saroma in Japan Chilika Lake in India Loch of Stenness in Scotland Lake Mogil'noe on Kildin...
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    Kolaghater hilsa), Hooghly, Mahanadi, Narmada and Godavari rivers and the Chilika Lake are famous for their fish yields. In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...
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  • Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022. "Chilika Lake". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on August...
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    brackish water habitats in some parts in India such as Kerala, Goa, Chilika Lake in Odisha and Sri Lanka. The species was first described by Marcus Elieser...
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    a type of lake: In Chinese a lake is hu (湖), and a lagoon is xihu (潟湖). In the French Mediterranean several lagoons are called étang ("lake"). Contrariwise...
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    Tapti, etc. Lakes in India include Pulicat Lake, Kolleru Lake, Pangong Tso, Chilika Lake, Kuttanad Lake, Sambhar Salt Lake, and Pushkar Lake. India is a...
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    on the coasts and tropical moist deciduous forests inland. Chilika Lake, the largest lake in the region is a brackish lagoon. The Andhra Plains (Circars)...
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    also been designated as the second Ramsar site of the State after the Chilika Lake. It is surrounded by Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, which spread over...
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    of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022. "India | Ramsar". "Surinsar-Mansar Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 2017-06-18. "Information Sheet...
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    approximately150 km long. The littoral tract forms the dividing line between the Chilika Lake and the ocean. ii) The level alluvial tract: The alluvial region is full...
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    Manasbal Lake Mansar Lake Marsar Lake Nandan Sar Lake Sheshnag Lake Satsar Lake Tarsar Lake Tulian lake Vishansar Lake Wular Lake Nigeen Lake Nilnag Lake Nundkol...
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    under Tangi block in Khordha district of Odisha at the northern edge of Chilika Lake. The scenery of this village and its wetlands attracts the visitors.[citation...
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  • district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated very close to Chilika lake, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, and...
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    Rayalaseema (section Lake)
    division of Tirupati district. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring 759 square kilometres (293...
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    ground Breeding adult showing pale buffy throat patch Roosting flock at Chilika Lake, coastal India At Lockyer Waters, Queensland, Australia BirdLife International...
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