Emanda (Russian: Еманда[2] or Эманджа,[3] Yakut: Эмандьа, Emanca) is a freshwater lake in Tomponsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. The lake is located in a desolate area where there is no permanent population and few visitors. There are burbot, pike and grayling in its waters.

Geography

The lake lies at 678 m (2,224 ft) above mean sea level in the basin of the Derbeke River, part of the Yana basin.[3] It is located to the east of the river, roughly 50 km (31 mi) to the south of the Nelgesin Range. Lake Emanda is the largest lake of the Yana Plateau.[4]

The Seen River (Сеен), a right hand tributary of the Derbeke, is the outflow of the lake.[3]

The minimum temperature of -58.6 °C (-73.5 °F)[5] recorded on December 5, 2023 in Emanda, being the lowest December temperature in 40 years, according to weather historian Thierry Goose.[6]

Map section centered on Lake Emanda

See also

References

  1. ^ Озеро Эманджа: Russia
  2. ^ "Ученые будут изучать озеро Еманда в Томпонском улусе Якутии". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. ^ a b c State Water Register- Озеро Эманджа (Иэма)
  4. ^ Google Earth
  5. ^ "24477: Iema (Russian Federation)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ Livingston, Ian (December 6, 2023). "Parts of Siberia are enduring extreme cold below minus-70 degrees". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanda
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