The Lonar Crater Lake, formed due to a meteorite impact, is located in which district of Maharashtra?
The Lonar Crater Lake, formed due to a meteorite impact, is located in which district of Maharashtra?
उल्कापिंड (उल्का) के टकराने से बनी लोनार क्रेटर झील महाराष्ट्र के किस जिले में स्थित है?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Buldhana/बुलढाणा
Explanation / व्याख्या
Lonar Crater Lake is located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. It was formed around 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the basaltic rocks of the Deccan Plateau. It is one of the world's best-preserved meteorite impact craters in basalt rock.
लोनार क्रेटर झील महाराष्ट्र के बुलढाणा जिले में स्थित है। इसका निर्माण लगभग 50,000 वर्ष पूर्व एक उल्कापिंड के डेक्कन पठार की बेसाल्ट चट्टानों से टकराने के कारण हुआ था। यह बेसाल्ट चट्टानों में बने विश्व के सबसे सुरक्षित उल्का-प्रभाव क्रेटरों में से एक है।
Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
The crater is approximately 1.8 km in diameter and about 150 meters deep.
यह क्रेटर लगभग 1.8 किलोमीटर चौड़ा और 150 मीटर गहरा है।
Lonar Lake is both saline (खारी) and alkaline (क्षारीय) in nature.
लोनार झील का पानी खारा और क्षारीय दोनों प्रकार का है।
Scientists study the lake to understand meteorite impacts and planetary geology.
वैज्ञानिक इस झील का अध्ययन उल्कापिंडों के प्रभाव और ग्रहों की भूगर्भीय संरचना को समझने के लिए करते हैं।
In 2020, Lonar Lake was included in the list of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance.
2020 में लोनार झील को अंतरराष्ट्रीय महत्व की रामसर आर्द्रभूमि (Ramsar Site) घोषित किया गया।
The lake is surrounded by several ancient temples dating back to the medieval period.
झील के आसपास मध्यकालीन काल के अनेक प्राचीन मंदिर स्थित हैं।
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