Sasthamcotta Lake
The largest freshwater lake in Kerala, and where Kollam gets its water.
- Where
- Kollam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 9.0300, 76.6300
Get the Sasthamcotta Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sasthamcotta Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sasthamcotta Lake
Munroe Island 3.6 km
Eight small islets where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake, reached by road, rail or boat.
Ashtamudi Lake 9.3 km
Eight arms of backwater, and the gateway to them.
Jatayu Earth Centre 16 km
The world's largest bird sculpture, on a rock.
Kollam Beach 18 km
A long beach with a lighthouse and a pier, at the mouth of the Ashtamudi.
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri 18 km
A Portuguese fort of 1518 taken by the Dutch, now a ruin by the Kollam lighthouse.
Krishnapuram Palace 19 km
A Travancore palace with the largest mural in Kerala, Gajendra Moksham, on one wall.
Azheekal Beach 21 km
A beach at the north end of the Alappad strip, where the sea and the canal run side by side.
Puttingal Temple 24 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
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Questions
Where is Sasthamcotta Lake?
Sasthamcotta Lake is in Kollam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Munroe Island (3.6 km), Ashtamudi Lake (9.3 km), Jatayu Earth Centre (16 km).
How do I get the Sasthamcotta Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sasthamcotta Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sasthamcotta Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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