Achit Lake (/ˈætʃɪt/; Mongolian: Ачит нуур [átɕʰɪtʰ nʊ́ːr]) is a freshwater lake in Bayan-Ölgii Province and 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
- ^ "Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- The Annotated Ramsar List: Mongolia
- Big Soviet Encyclopaedia – Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)
- Limnological Catalog of Mongolian Lakes
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