Pulicat Lake
Lakes & Water BodiesAndhra PradeshTamil NaduImportance 4/5medium
Second largest brackish water lagoon in India on the Coromandel Coast.
Why UPSC cares
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Physical.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 13.4333° N, 80.1667° E
- State/UT:
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Category:
- Lakes & Water Bodies
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Remember Pulicat Lake as lakes & water bodies in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. 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
- Loktak Lake · Manipur
- Pangong Tso · Ladakh
- Sambhar Lake · Rajasthan
Official sources
Source: UPSC geography seed list
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