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Detailed explanation-1: -The largest brackish water lagoon chilika lake situated in Odisha. It spread across the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of the state of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the River Daya, which flows into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of more than 1,100 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lake with estuarine character that sprawls along the east coast of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vast and dream like Chilika Lagoon is situated on the east-coast of India. It is the largest brackish Water Lagoon with estuarine character that sprawls along the east coast. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory waterfowl found anywhere on the Indian sub-continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit, Chilika is one of India’s largest brackish water coastal lakes. Located south of the mouth of the Mahanadi River in unspoilt Orissa, this lake was once a bay of the ocean until it was silted up by monsoon tides.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nestling in the heart of coastal Orissa, Chilika is Indias biggest inland lake.