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Local fishermen at work on backwaters of Kerala. The unexplored backwaters of Kerala are popular for boating and water sports. The extensive coconut woods and variety of natural elements of Kerala is a must visit on Kerala backwater tours. The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. 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 Western Ghats range. The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected ca