Saroma lake
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| Geographical location | Okhotsk Sub-Prefecture , Hokkaidō , Japan | |
| Drain | to the Sea of Okhotsk | |
| Places on the shore | Kitami , Saroma , Yūbetsu | |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 10 ′ N , 143 ° 43 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 0 m TP | |
| surface | 151.59 km² | |
| scope | 87 km | |
| Maximum depth | 19.6 m | |
| Middle deep | 8.7 m | |
The Saroma Lake ( Japanese サ ロ マ 湖 , Saroma-ko ) is the third largest inland lake in Japan and the largest on the island of Hokkaidō . It is located in the Okhotsk sub-prefecture . A 20 km long spit separates it from the Sea of Okhotsk ; because of an opening in this the water is brackish .
The Saroma Lake 100 km ultramarathon has been held on the shores of the lake since 1986 .
See also
Web links
- Saroma-ko (Lake Saroma) on the International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) website
Individual evidence
- ↑ 湖沼 面積 . (PDF; 114 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on August 5, 2016 ; Retrieved August 5, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b 日本 の 主 な 湖沼 . (No longer available online.) MLIT , 2002, archived from the original on September 12, 2013 ; Retrieved September 15, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
