Achit Lake

A lake in Uvs Province, Mongolia
49°30′N 90°30′E / 49.500°N 90.500°E / 49.500; 90.500Basin countriesMongoliaMax. length28 km (17 mi)Max. width16 km (9.9 mi)Surface area290 km2 (110 sq mi)Surface elevation1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLake Achit and its surrounding wetlandsDesignated22 March 2004Reference no.1376[1]

Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур, ᠠᠴᠢᠲᠤᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, Chinese: 阿奇特湖) is the largest freshwater lake in Uvs Aimag (Uvs province), Mongolia, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1,435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km2. It is 28 km long, 16 km wide, and 10 m deep. The coast is covered with steppes, mostly hilly but swampy on the northwest and northeast. Several rivers flow into the lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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