Which lake is situated on the west coast of India?
| Which lake is situated on the west coast of India?
A. <span style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-align: justify;">Chilika</span>
B. <span style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-align: justify;">Pulicat</span>
C. <span style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-align: justify;">Ashtamudi</span>
D. <span style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-align: justify;">Kolleru</span>
E. None of the Above/ More than one of Above
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Right Answer is: C
SOLUTION
The correct answer is Ashtamudi.
- Ashtamudi Lake is located in the Kollam District of Kerala.
- It is the most visited backwater and lake in the state.
- It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) water body, second only in size to the Vembanad estuary ecosystem of the state.
- Ashtamudi lake is 55 km long and is divided into eight creeks.
- Ashtamudi arms converge into a single outlet at Neendakara near Kollam, to enter the Arabian Sea.
