Second largest brackish–water lake or lagoon in India. The large spindle-shaped barrier island named Sriharikota separates the lake from the Bay of Bengal. The island is home to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the launch site of India’s successful first lunar space mission, the Chandrayaan-...
break and melt, and the lake typically turns itself from an icy land into vast green water. As temperatures rise, some icy layers are broken by ferocious winds and pushed to the shore. The view often attracts many visitors.
being Asia’s largest salt-water lagoon. While the lake is a beauty in itself, there are several places around its vicinity which are worthwhile to visit as well. Situated on the east coast of India, and connected to the Bay of Bengal through a narrow sea mouth, Chilika is also a ...
Vrana Lake on the karst island of Cres (Croatia) is the largest freshwater lake in the Mediterranean islands. The lake cryptodepression, filled with 220 million m3 of fresh drinking water, represents a specific karst phenomenon. To better understand the impact of water level change drivers, the...
Although no such data has been encountered regarding Lake Van, as a result of the study conducted by Savarimuthu et al. in 2006, it was determined that the amount of arsenic in the water wells of West Bengal, India, changes seasonally. The lowest value is in summer (694 µg/L, 906...
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Salties, as they’re more affectionately called, can be found fromIndia‘s eastern coastline up toAustralia‘s North Coast. They use their tails to launch their bodies out of the water when required. The saltwater is the closest relative of the Nile crocodile. ...
1. Lake Toba, North Sumatra Image Source The largest volcanic lake in the world, Lake Toba is the jewel in the crown of Sumatra places of attraction. Formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago, the vast and calm lake provides an atmosphere of tranquility where you can ...
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands defines wetlands as “areas of marsh, fen, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exc...
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