SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Kolleru
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Wular
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Pangong Tso
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Tso Morari
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia, 15 kilometers away from the city of Eluru. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari deltas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area is Lake Superior in North America. It is the world’s third-largest freshwater lake by volume after Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganyika in Africa. 10 % of the world’s total freshwater is in the Superior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wular Lake is the 2nd largest fresh-water lake of Asia too, situated under the Haramuk Mountain range. Wular Lake is spread around a total area of 200 square km covering almost 24 km in length while its breadth is 10 km. River Jhelum is the main source of water for Wular Lake.