🌊 Lonar Lake

India · Asia · 480 m · 19.98°N, 76.51°E

Lonar Lake is a saline, soda lake located near Lonar in Buldhana district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It occupies an impact crater formed by a hypervelocity meteorite impact. It is the only crater lake of meteoritic origin in the country, and has been designated as a National Geological Monument and a Ramsar site.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	480 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	19.98°N, 76.51°E · view on map

Lonar Lake sits at 480 m in India, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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