An Island At The Sea-mouth Of Chilika Lake Which Is A Brackish Water Lagoon In Odisha, India Royalty-Free Stock Photography

An Island at the Sea-mouth of Chilika Lake which is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest brackish water lagoon in the world after The New Caledonian barrier reef. It has been listed as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent. The lake is home to a number of threatened species of plants and animals.