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{{Short description|A lake in Uvs Province, Mongolia}}
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| alt = A satellite image of the lake
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| location = [[Uvs Province|Uvs Aimag]]▼
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| coords = {{coord|49|30|N|90|30|E|region:MN_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}▼
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| basin_countries = Mongolia▼
| length = {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|290|km2|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = 1,435 m▼
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| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_offname = Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands
| designation1_date = 22 March 2004
| designation1_number = 1376<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1376|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>}}
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'''Achit
==See also==
*[[Ramsar sites in Mongolia]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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*[http://www.philipp-bittner.com/Bse/A-GOGO/0228.htm Big Soviet Encyclopaedia] – Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)▼
*[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-anno-mongolia/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16502_4000_0__ The Annotated Ramsar List: Mongolia]
▲*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070225100427/http://www.philipp-bittner.com/Bse/A-GOGO/0228.htm Big Soviet Encyclopaedia] – Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)
*[http://www.geodata.es/mongolian_lakes Limnological Catalog of Mongolian Lakes]
{{Lakes in Mongolia
[[Category:Lakes of Mongolia]]
[[Category:Landforms of Uvs Province]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in Mongolia]]
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 29 January 2024
Achit Lake | |
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Location | Uvs Aimag |
Coordinates | 49°30′N 90°30′E / 49.500°N 90.500°E |
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) |
Official name | Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands |
Designated | 22 March 2004 |
Reference no. | 1376[1] |
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Achit-Nuur lake.
- The Annotated Ramsar List: Mongolia
- Big Soviet Encyclopaedia – Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)
- Limnological Catalog of Mongolian Lakes