Achit Lake

Achit Lake
Achit Lake satellite image (Landsat-7, 2007-08-13)
Achit Lake
Location	Uvs Aimag
Coordinates	49°30′N 90°30′E / 49.500°N 90.500°E / 49.500; 90.500Coordinates: 49°30′N 90°30′E / 49.500°N 90.500°E / 49.500; 90.500
Basin countries	Mongolia
Max. length	28 km (17 mi)
Max. width	16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area	290 km2 (110 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands
Designated	22 March 2004
Reference no.	1376[1]

Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур) 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[]

• Ramsar sites in Mongolia

References[]

External links[]

• The Annotated Ramsar List: Mongolia
• Big Soviet Encyclopaedia – Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)
• Limnological Catalog of Mongolian Lakes

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