Which river is called 'Loktak' and has floating islands?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river is called 'Loktak' and has floating islands?” The correct answer is Loktak Lake. Loktak Lake in Manipur is famous for the Phumdis - floating islands of biomass (vegetation, soil, and organic matter). It is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. The Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only floating national park, is located within Loktak Lake. Rivers and lakes are central components of the hydrological cycle and physical geography. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention.