Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Lona Wildlife Sanctuary is situated around a lagoon called Lonar Lake, which was created by a meteorite impact about 50,000 years ago. The diameter of the Lonar lake is 1.83 km.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: protected area in India
  • Also known as: Lonar WLS

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonar.

is a small town in district of close to . Its claim to fame is a lake in a crater that formed when a meteorite hit some 50,000 years ago.

Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary

Latitude
19.97439° or 19° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
76.50906° or 76° 30′ 33″ east
Open location code
7JFRXGF5+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 680952419
Wiki­data ID
Q107224583
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • Marathi: लोणार वन्यजीव अभयारण्य

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lonar Lake and Kumareshwar Temple.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary”. Photo: Mangeshjadhav, CC BY-SA 3.0.