Lets know why this Lonar lake is being very famous in this lock-down. What kind of lake is this?
Where is this lake suited ?
The Lake called Lonar is in India Located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra. There is assumption that Lonar Lake was formed by the collision of asteroid with earth . We can say it Crater Lake.
Which Indian Institution are doing survey on Lonar Lake ?
The Smithsonian institution, the United stated Geological Survey of India, the University of sagar and Physical research Laboratory has conducted extensive studies of Lake. Biological Nitrogen Fixation was discovered in this lake in 2007. A recent study, conducted by IIT Bombay found that the mineral in the lake soil, are very similar to the minerals found in moon rocks brought back during the apollo program.
Geological Feature of this lake
This lake is surrounded by hills which has an oval shape, almost round with a circumference at top of about 8 km (five miles). At the base of the sides, the lake has circumference of about 4.8 km (three miles). The surrounding are cover with trees-savannah. Along the Lake shore, non- native prosopis juliflora is spreading. Maize, Millet ,Okra, Banana and Papaya are the main cultivated crops.
The water of the lake contains various salts and sodas. During dry weather, when evaporation reduce the water level, large quantities of soda are collected. Two small streams, named purna and penganga, drain into lake, and a well of fresh water is located on the sourthern side, close to water edge.
No comments:
Post a Comment