The alkaline lake Lonar is situated in buldhana District of Maharashtra, India. The lake is around 50-60 thousand years old and water is alkaline (pH ). It is the third largest meteorite crater in basaltic rock in the world, with a diameter of 1,800 m. While Lake Bosmatvi in Ghana, has a diameter of 10,000 m and lake New Quebec in Canada with a diameter of 3,500 m. | Alkaliphilism and carbonate transport in alkaliphilic cyanobacteria Phormidium sp. isolated from alkaline lake lonar India
