Lake_Achit

Achit Lake

Achit Lake

A lake in Uvs Province, Mongolia

Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур, ᠠᠴᠢᠲᠤᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, Chinese: 阿奇特湖) 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.

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    "Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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