The most mysterious lake where the compass does not work
September 18, 20242 Mins Read
International Desk : There are many mysterious places in India, but this report talks about a lake where even the compass gets confused. The US space agency NASA failed to solve its mystery. A few years ago the water of this lake suddenly turned red. Scientists are also surprised that why this happened? Later this mystery was revealed.

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In fact, Lona Lake in Maharashtra is mentioned. It is said that 52,000 years ago a meteorite weighing 2 million tons hit the earth. Its speed was 90 thousand kilometers per hour, due to which such a huge crater was formed on the earth.

This crater is known today as the third largest natural salt water lake in the world. It was initially thought to be a volcanic crater, but it was later discovered that the lake was formed when a comet collided with Earth.

Lona lake is also mentioned in Skandapurana and Padmapurana. According to the Puranas, a demon named Lonasur lived here and caused a lot of trouble to people. But one day Lord Vishnu picked him up and threw him into the underworld, that's when this hole was formed.

It is also mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari published around 1600 AD. This region was earlier a part of the Maurya Empire. It is said that Akbar used to drink the water of this lake.

But surprisingly the compass doesn't work here. On reaching here, the compass becomes disorientated. Scientists of the American space agency NASA have been trying to find out the reason for a long time, but until now the mystery remains unsolved.

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Some experts claim that some unusual electromagnetic waves from the sky interact with electrical equipment, causing compasses to stop working. Since Lake Lona was formed by a meteorite impact.