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Peacock Bay is a part of Khadakwasla Dam's lake. This bay is owned by the National Defence Academy, Pune. The name is due to the large numbers of peacocks found in this area. Other animals found in this area are deer, lion-tailed macaques and civets. This lake covers an area of about 501 km², and the depth varies from 40 to 120 feet. This bay hosts various competitions like the annual national inland championship, open lake swimming competition, etc. This lake is a venue for water sports in Pune. This bay is just 12 km away from Pune and is situated on Mutha River.^[1]

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-'''Peacock Bay''' is a part of [[Khadakwasla]] dam's lake. This bay is owned of national defence academy, Pune. The name peacock bay is given due to the [[Peafowl|Peacocks]] found in this area. Other animals found in this area are [[Deer]], lion tailed [[Monkey]] and [[Civet]]. This lake covers area of about 501 sq. kms. and the depth varies from 40 to 120 feet. This bay hosts various competitions like annual national inland championship, open lake swimming competition, etc. This lake is a venue for water sports in [[Pune]]. This bay is just 12 kms away from [[Pune]] and is situated on [[Mutha River]].
+'''Peacock Bay''' is a part of [[Khadakwasla Dam]]'s lake. This bay is owned by the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]]. The name is due to the large numbers of [[Peafowl|peacocks]] found in this area. Other animals found in this area are [[deer]], [[lion-tailed macaque]]s and [[civet]]s. This lake covers an area of about 501&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and the depth varies from 40 to 120 feet. This bay hosts various competitions like the annual national inland championship, open lake swimming competition, etc. This lake is a venue for water sports in Pune. This bay is just 12&nbsp;km away from [[Pune]] and is situated on [[Mutha River]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nda.nic.in/peacock-bay.html|title = National Defence Academy}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-{{portal|India}}
+{{Portal|India}}
-*[[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]]
-*[[Pune]]
-*[[Khadakwasla]]
 *[[Mutha River]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://nda.nic.in/html/nda-peacock-bay.html Peacock Bay, Pune]
 *[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Peacock-Bay-60646.htm Peacock Bay]
 *[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=18.437576&lon=73.750497&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 Peacock Bay Wikimapia]
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 [[Category:Bays of India]]
-[[Category:Geography of Maharashtra]]
+[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]
+[[Category:Geography of Pune district]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pune district]]
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+{{Pune-geo-stub}}