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{{Short description|Lagoon network in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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| designation2_number = 1214<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vembanad-Kol Wetland|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1214|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>
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[[File:House Boat DSW.jpg|thumb|A houseboat view from [[Vembanad Lake]]]]
[[File:Kerala Backwaters.png|thumb|Map of the backwaters in [[Kerala]]]]
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The backwaters have a unique ecosystem: freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. A [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] has been built near [[Thanneermukkom]], so salt water from the sea is prevented from entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for [[irrigation]] purposes.<ref name = "Book"/><ref name = "Backwater1">{{cite web |title=Backwaters in Kerala |url=http://www.keralabackwater.com/kerala-backwaters-travel/backwaters-in-kerala.html |date=2015 |website=Kerala Backwater |publisher=Kerala Backwater Pvt. Ltd. |access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> Many unique species of aquatic life including [[crab]]s, [[frog]]s and [[mudskipper]]s, water birds such as [[tern]]s, [[kingfisher]]s, [[darter]]s and [[cormorant]]s, and animals such as [[otter]]s and [[turtle]]s live in and alongside the backwaters. [[Arecaceae|Palm]] trees, [[pandanus]] shrubs, various leafy plants, and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.<ref name = "Backwater1"/>
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[[File:Kerala boatrace.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aranmula Uthrattadi Vallamkali]]]]
The boat races starts with [[Champakulam Moolam Boat Race]] which is held on the [[Pamba River]] in the village [[Champakulam]] on Moolam day (according to the Malayalam Era M.E) of the Malayalam month Midhunam, the day of the installation of the deity at the
When [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] visited Kerala in 1952, four traditional Chundan valloms went to receive him. A snake boat race was organized for him. He was so impressed that when he went back to Delhi, he sent back a gleaming silver trophy for a boat race. Even today, the 1.5 km [[Nehru Trophy Boat Race]] is the most prestigious.
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====Islands of Kollam====
{{Main|Islands of Kollam}}
Islands are the eye-catching factors as well as the beauty of [[Ashtamudi Lake|Lake Ashtamudi]], [[Kollam]]. Most of these islands are potential tourism spots in the [[Kerala|state]]. The [[Indian Railways]] also planning to develop one of the islands in [[Kollam]] for a tourism project.<ref>{{cite
[[File:A top view of Ashtamudi backwaters.jpg|right|thumb|Aerial view of [[Ashtamudi Lake|Ashtamudi backwaters]]]]
* [[Munroe Island]]
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{{Main|Estuaries of Paravur}}
[[Estuaries of Paravur|Paravur Estuaries]] lie near to the south-western coast of [[Kollam]].<ref name=Vishaw2007>{{cite web |last=Vishaw |title=Estuaries of India |url=http://www.indianofficer.com/topic/2152-estuaries-of-india/ |date=7 December 2007 |website=Indian Officer |access-date=25 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403064149/http://www.indianofficer.com/topic/2152-estuaries-of-india/ |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> The place is world-famous for its natural beauties, backwater locations, white-sand beaches and concentration of temples in every square kilometer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paravurmunicipality.in/ml/history |title=Paravur Municipality |access-date=16 March 2015 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010082406/http://www.paravurmunicipality.in/ml/history |url-status=dead }}</ref> The peninsula of [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] is one of the most visited in [[Kollam district]]. Both north and south tips of [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] town have both peninsula and estuary. [[Pozhikara]] is north and [[Thekkumbhagam]] is south of [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]].<ref name=Vishaw2007/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE2009/WCE2009_pp694-699.pdf |title=Impact of Sea-Sand Filling in the Paravur-Kappil Backwaters, Southern Kerala with Special Reference to Phytoplankton Productivity |access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref> One more estuary mouth in [[Pozhikara]], which is very close to [[Pozhikara]] Devi Temple, which has breached in 2014 under the supervision of Water Resources Department (WRD), after a long gap of 14 years.<ref>{{cite
===Munroe Island===
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Image:Kerala Backwaters Tour.JPG|Boats
Image:Kerala Backwaters, India.JPG|Local villagers
File:A Houseboat in Backwaters of Kerala.jpg|A Houseboat in Backwaters of Kerala
File:A Houseboat In Kerala Backwaters.jpg|A Houseboat In Kerala Backwaters
File:Kerala Backwaters at Dawn.jpg|Kerala Backwaters at Dawn
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