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| 2 | List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance - India |  |  |
| 3 | Name | Area (ha) | Area (acre) |
| 4 | Ashtamudi Wetland A chain of brackish Kerala backwaters lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea Malabar Coast of Kerala | 61,400 | 152,000 |
| 5 | Bhitarkanika Mangroves India's second largest mangrove are home of Olive Ridley Turtle in India's Odisha state in the Brahmani river and Baitarani river delta | 65,000 | 160,000 |
| 6 | Bhoj Wetland Consists of the two lakes, Bhojtal and Lower Lake, located in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh state, | 3,201 | 7,910 |
| 7 | Chandra Taal Situated in the Spiti valley of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh | 49 | 120 |
| 8 | Chilika Lake Spread over the Puri district, Khurda district and Ganjam districts of Odisha at the mouth of the Daya River, flows into the Bay of Bengal | 116,500 | 288,000 |
| 9 | Deepor Beel Assam | 4,000 | 9,900 |
| 10 | East Calcutta Wetlands | 12,500 | 31,000 |
| 11 | Harike Wetland | 4,100 | 10,000 |
| 12 | Hokera Wetland Located at the northwest Himalayan biogeopgraphic province of Kashmir, near the snow-draped Pir Panjal. | 1,375 | 3,400 |
| 13 | Kanjli Wetland | 183 | 450 |
| 14 | Keoladeo National Park | 2,873 | 7,100 |
| 15 | Kolleru Lake | 90,100 | 223,000 |
| 16 | Loktak Lake | 26,600 | 66,000 |
| 17 | Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary | 12,000 | 30,000 |
| 18 | Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | 38,500 | 95,000 |
| 19 | Pong Dam Lake | 15,662 | 38,700 |
| 20 | Renuka Lake | 20 | 49 |
| 21 | Ropar Wetland | 1,365 | 3,370 |
| 22 | Rudrasagar Lake | 240 | 590 |
| 23 | Sambhar Lake | 24,000 | 59,000 |
| 24 | Sasthamkotta Lake | 373 | 920 |
| 25 | Sundarban Wetland | 423,000 | 1,050,000 |
| 26 | Surinsar-Mansar Lakes | 350 | 860 |
| 27 | Tsomoriri | 12,000 | 30,000 |
| 28 | Upper Ganga River | 26,590 | 65,700 |
| 29 | Vembanad-Kol Wetland | 151,250 | 373,700 |
| 30 | Wular Lake | 18,900 | 47,000 |

Question: How important is Chilika Lake?
Answer: Chilika Lake is one of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance.