405
35′ E, and is spread over the Puri, Khurda and
Ganjam districts of Odisha province on the east
coast of India, about 150 km SW of Cuttuck City.
A 32-km (19.9 miles)-long outer channel connects
the lake with the Bay of Bengal at Arakhuda village. Chilika (Plate 20.76 , Fig. 20.19 ) is the largest
coastal lagoon in India and the second largest
lagoon in the world. It is roughly pear shaped and
has a maximum surface area of 1,165 km
2
(116,500 ha according to WWF) at FSL which
Plate 20.76 Chilika Lake
Fig. 20.19 Chilika Lake
20.3 Wetlands of Other Regions in India
35′ E, and is spread over the Puri, Khurda and
Ganjam districts of Odisha province on the east
coast of India, about 150 km SW of Cuttuck City.
A 32-km (19.9 miles)-long outer channel connects
the lake with the Bay of Bengal at Arakhuda village. Chilika (Plate 20.76 , Fig. 20.19 ) is the largest
coastal lagoon in India and the second largest
lagoon in the world. It is roughly pear shaped and
has a maximum surface area of 1,165 km
2
(116,500 ha according to WWF) at FSL which
Plate 20.76 Chilika Lake
Fig. 20.19 Chilika Lake
20.3 Wetlands of Other Regions in India