Kaliveli Lake

Kaliveli Lake
Kaliveli Lake
LocationViluppuram District, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates12°07′11″N 79°51′28″E / 12.119728°N 79.857683°E / 12.119728; 79.857683
Basin countriesIndia

Kaliveli Lake (Kaliveli Lagoon) or Kazhuveli wetland, is a coastal lake and lagoon with wetlands in the Viluppuram District of Tamil Nadu state, in eastern South India. It is the home of Kaliveli Bird Sanctuary.

This lake is on the Coromandel Coast, near the Bay of Bengal. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Pondicherry city, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Auroville. It is the second largest lake in south of India after Pulicat.

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