The Kerala backwaters ari network of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India, as well as interconnected canals, rivers, and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 kilometres (560 mi) of waterways, and sometimes compared to American bayous. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both man-made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Ghats. Pakati penzvimbo iyi pane huwandu hwemaguta akakosha eWestern, ayo anotangira semakungwa ekumashure emvura, uye anoenderana nemigwagwa yemvura inopfuura makiromita 900 (560 mi), uye dzimwe nguva achienzaniswa neAmerican bayous.
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