Loktak Lake
Lakes & Water BodiesManipurImportance 5/5medium
Largest freshwater lake in North East India, famous for phumdis.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Environment.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 24.5500° N, 93.7833° E
- State/UT:
- Manipur
- Category:
- Lakes & Water Bodies
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Loktak Lake as lakes & water bodies in Manipur — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- Chilika Lake · Odisha
- Wular Lake · Jammu and Kashmir
- Vembanad Lake · Kerala
- Pangong Tso · Ladakh
- Pulicat Lake · Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Sambhar Lake · Rajasthan
Official sources
Source: MoEFCC Wetlands and Ramsar portal
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