Chornoe lake
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Chornoe lake Озеро Чёрное |
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| Onekotan Island; Lake Chornoe on the right in the picture | ||
| Geographical location | Onekotan Island ( Kuril Islands ) | |
| Drain | drainless | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 34 '55 " N , 154 ° 50' 31" E | |
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| surface | 5.4 km² | |
| length | 5.1 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 20.8 km² | |
The Tschornoje Lake ( Russian Озеро Чёрное , "black lake") is a crater lake in the extreme north of the Kuril island of Onekotan .
The Chornoe Lake is located in the northeastern part of the youngest caldera of the stratovolcano Nemo . The lake is 5.1 km long and 1.5 km wide and has a sickle shape. Its water area is 5.4 km². Its catchment area covers 20.8 km². The lake has no surface drainage. The sea is only 750 m away at the north-western end of the lake. The 1018 m high peak of the Nemo rises 2 km south of the lake. Its lava flows form the southwestern shore of the lake.
Fish fauna
In the outflow-free lake, a species of char , first described by Vasil'eva & Stygar in 2000, was discovered - Salvelinus gritzenkoi . Their species status is still controversial, as it could also be just a form of the Salvelinus malma complex.
Web links
- 14-days sailing expedition to the northern Kuriles Islands at www.volcanoadventures.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Озеро Черное in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b Nemo in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- ↑ 613: Kamchatka & Northern Kurils . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW). Retrieved December 15, 2018.