Chilika Lake

Summary

Chilika Lake is a lagoon^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lagoon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chilika Lake is located in Odisha^[3].
• Chilika Lake is in the country of India^[4].
• Chilika Lake's image is recorded as Chilika Lake 2.jpg^[5].
• Chilika Lake's instance of is recorded as lagoon^[6].
• Chilika Lake's basin country is recorded as India^[7].
• Chilika Lake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1146635355941980863^[8].
• Chilika Lake's Commons category is recorded as Chilika Lake^[9].
• Chilika Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.716666666667, 'lon': 85.316666666667}^[10].
• Chilika Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04b01x^[11].
• Chilika Lake's page banner is recorded as ChilkaH.jpg^[12].
• Chilika Lake's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[13].
• Chilika Lake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Chilka-Lake^[14].
• Chilika Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[15].
• Chilika Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[16].
• Chilika Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1274203^[17].
• Chilika Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1165'}^[18].
• Chilika Lake's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2093315^[19].
• Chilika Lake's Ramsar Sites Information Service ID is recorded as 229^[20].
• Chilika Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ix)^[21].
• Chilika Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (x)^[22].
• Chilika Lake's NE.se ID is recorded as chilkasjön^[23].
• Chilika Lake's Quora topic ID is recorded as Chilika-Lake^[24].
• Chilika Lake's World Heritage Tentative List ID is recorded as 5896^[25].
• Chilika Lake's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3889767^[26].
• Chilika Lake's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 582718^[27].

Body

Geography

Chilika Lake is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Odisha^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chilika Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1165'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Chilika Lake's instance of is recorded as lagoon^[6]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[15] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[16].

Why It Matters

Chilika Lake ranks in the top 2% of lagoon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]