Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India |
Nearest city | Aurangabad and Jalna |
Coordinates | 19°58′30″N 76°30′27″E / 19.97500°N 76.50750°E |
Area | 365.16 hectares (902.3 acres) |
Established | 2008 |
Governing body | Maharashtra State Forest Department |
The Lona Wildlife Sanctuary is situated around a lagoon called Lonar Lake, which was created by a meteorite impact about 50,000 years ago.[1] The diameter of the Lonar lake is 1.83 km.[2] This sanctuary located in Lonar taluka of Buldhana district of Maharashtra. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 365.16 Hectares . It includes the 77.69 Ha Lonar lake. The forest around the lake is mainly Southern Tropical dry Deciduous Forest.[2] In 2020 the Lonar lake was declared as Ramsar site.[3] The foul smell of hydrogen sulfide gas is common near the lake water.[4]
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