Airag Lake is located in Mongolia
Airag Lake
Airag Lake
Airag Lake (Mongolia)

Airag Lake[a] is a lake in Zavkhan, Uvs Province, Mongolia in the Great Lakes Depression. It is in a system of the interconnected lakes: Khar-Us, Khar, Dörgön, and Khyargas.

The lake was in the same basin as the Khyargas Lake in ancient times.

The depth of the lake generally varies with the inflow river flow. The lake flows into Khyargas Lake along a 5 km long, 200–300 m wide canal, which does not freeze in winter.

During the summer the lake warms up almost to the very bottom. Even in winter, the temperature remains fairly constant, 1 - 2.5 °C. Compared to other lakes, the water is not very clear.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Mongolian: Айраг нуур, romanizedAirag nuur, pronounced [ɛ̂rəq nʊ́ːr̥]; Classical Mongolian: ᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠭᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ

References

  1. ^ "Ayrag Nuur". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Medeelel.mn Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today; Айраг нуур


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