Pulicat Lake

 

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Pulicat Lake

▪️ Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake.

▪️ The pulicat lagoon's boundary limits range between AP and TN about 96% of the lagoon in Andhra Pradesh and 3% in Tamil Nadu. 

▪️ The barrier island of Sriharikota separates the lagoon from the Bay of Bengal and is home to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre

▪️ Two rivers which feed the lagoon are the Arani River and the Kalangi River.

▪️ The Buckingham Canal, a navigation channel, is part of the lagoon on its western side.