Pulicat lake
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| Pulicat lake | ||
| Geographical location | India | |
| Tributaries | Arani , Kalangi , Swarnamukhi | |
| Drain | Bay of Bengal , Indian Ocean | |
| Places on the shore | Pulicat | |
| Location close to the shore | Chennai (Madras) | |
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 33 '57 " N , 80 ° 10' 29" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 0 m | |
| surface | 250-450 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 10 m | |
| Middle deep | 1 m | |
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The Pulicat Lake ( Telugu : Pulicat Sarassu పులికాట్ సరస్సు , Tamil : Pazhaverkadu Eri பழவேற்காடு ஏரி ) is the second largest brackish water - Lagoon in India . It spans the border between the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast in southern India. It is almost entirely covered by the Bay of Bengal through the island of Sriharikotaseparated but still connected to the sea. The lake is home to a unique fauna. Pulicat Lake is named after the town Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) at its southern end , which was a Dutch colony from 1609 to 1825 . The Satish Dhawan Space Center is located on Sriharikota Island .
fauna
The Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary around the lagoon. Between March and October of each year, the area is populated by thousands of birds. Among the numerous bird species, the flamingos with their pink plumage stand out.
Individual evidence
- ↑ PJ Sanjeeva Raj: Macro Fauna of Pulicat Lake. National Biodiversity Authority, Tamil Nadu, Chennai 2006 PDF ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
literature
- Jayapaul Azariah: Paliacatte to Pulicat 1400 to 2007. CRENIEO 2007