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Pulicat Lake is separated from the Bay of Bengal by:

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Answer: Option A — Sriharikota Island

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Pulicat Lake, the second largest brackish-water lagoon in India, is separated from the Bay of Bengal by the long, narrow barrier island of Sriharikota, in the Tirupati (formerly Nellore) district of Andhra Pradesh.

About Sriharikota:

  • It is a spindle-shaped barrier island, about 27 km long, between the lake and the sea.
  • It is home to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR), India's primary spaceport, operated by ISRO.
  • The launch centre was set up in 1971 and was renamed after Satish Dhawan, a former chairman of ISRO, in 2002.

Why Sriharikota was chosen for the spaceport:

  • It is close to the Equator (about 13.7 degrees North), so rockets launched eastward get a boost from the Earth's rotation.
  • Rockets are launched over the sea towards the east, so spent stages fall into the Bay of Bengal, away from populated areas.
  • It is sparsely populated and has large open land.

Major launches from Sriharikota:

  • Chandrayaan-1 (2008), Chandrayaan-2 (2019) and Chandrayaan-3 (2023).
  • The Mars Orbiter Mission (2013).
  • Aditya-L1 (2023).
  • The record launch of 104 satellites on a single PSLV rocket (2017).
  • India's second spaceport is being built at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu, mainly for small satellite launch vehicles.

Pulicat Lake:

  • The lake lies on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
  • It is a bird sanctuary that attracts flamingos and other water birds in winter.

Barrier islands:

A barrier island is a long, narrow, sandy island that runs parallel to the coast, separating a lagoon from the open sea.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Rameswaram Island (Pamban) is in the Gulf of Mannar region of Tamil Nadu.
  • ✗Divi Island lies in the Krishna delta in Andhra Pradesh.
  • ✗Hope Island is near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.

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Remember: Pulicat Lake is separated from the sea by Sriharikota Island, home of ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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