Labynkyr Lake

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Lake Labynkyr
View of the lake
Lake Labynkyr Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
Coordinates	62°29′50″N 143°36′25″E / 62.49710°N 143.60687°E / 62.49710; 143.60687Coordinates: 62°29′50″N 143°36′25″E / 62.49710°N 143.60687°E / 62.49710; 143.60687
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	14.3 km (9 mi)
Max. width	4.1 km (3 mi)
Surface area	44.7 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Average depth	52 m (171 ft)
Max. depth	75 m (246 ft)
Surface elevation	1,020 m (3,346 ft)
Frozen	October–June

Labynkyr Lake (Russian: Лабынкыр, Yakut: Лабыҥкыр) is a lake in Oymyakonsky Ulus, Sakha Republic, Russia. The lake is part of the Indigirka basin and is located near the borders of Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast. The surface area of the lake is 44.7 km² (17.3 sq mi)^[1] and is 1020 meters above mean sea level. Its average depth is 52 m (171 ft).

According to folklore, Labynkyr Lake is the location of a dreadful monster called the "Labynkyr Devil".^[2][3]

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