It is a notified National Geo heritage Monument saline soda lake located in Buldhana district Mahara...........

Geography India - Water bodies

It is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. Two small streams named Purna and Penganga drain into the lake and a well of fresh water is located on the southern side close to the water's edge.

Which of the following lake is being described in the passage given above?

Chilika

Loktak

Kolleru

Lonar

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Explanation:

Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. Lonar Lake was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch. It is one of the four known, hyper-velocity, impact craters in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth. The other three basaltic impact structures are in southern Brazil.