Pulicat Lagoon

Pulicat Lake is the second-largest brackish-water lagoon in , measuring 759 square kilometres. A major part of the lagoon lies in the of .
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  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: brackish water
  • Also known as: Palavērkkādu”, “Pulicat”, “Pulicat Lake”, and “Pulicut

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venadu.

Village
is an island village in of the state of . It is located in Tada mandal and surrounded by Pulicat Lake. is situated 9 km northwest of Pulicat Lagoon.

Pulicat Lagoon

Latitude
13.57946° or 13° 34′ 46″ north
Longitude
80.18406° or 80° 11′ 3″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7M52H5HM+QJ
Geo­Names ID
1259270
Wiki­data ID
Q708366
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In Other Languages

From Bhojpuri to Telugu—“Pulicat Lagoon” goes by many names.
  • Bhojpuri: पुलीकट झील
  • Catalan: Albufera Pulicat
  • Catalan: Estany Pulicat
  • Catalan: Llac Pulicat
  • Cebuano: Pulicat Lake
  • Chuvash: Пуликат
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره پوليكات
  • French: lac Pulicat
  • French: Lac Pulicat
  • French: Pulicat Lake
  • German: Pulicat-See
  • Hindi: पुलिकट झील
  • Hindi: पुलीकट
  • Indonesian: Danau Pulicat
  • Japanese: プリカット湖
  • Kannada: ಪುಲಿಕಾಟ್ ಸರೋವರ
  • Maithili: पुलिकट ताल
  • Marathi: पळवेरकाड सरोवर
  • Marathi: पुलीकट सरोवर
  • Nepali: पुलिकट ताल
  • Panjabi: ਪੁਲੀਕਾਤ ਝੀਲ
  • Russian: Пуликат
  • Slovenian: jezero Pulicat
  • Tamil: பழவேற்காடு ஏரி
  • Telugu: పులికాట్ సరస్సు
  • पुलीकट झील

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arambakkam railway station and Elavur railway station.

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