Lake Ushki
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Ushki lake Озеро Б. Ушковское (Ушки) |
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| Geographical location | Kamchatka Region ( Russia ) | |
| Drain | → Kamchatka | |
| Location close to the shore | Kozyrevsk | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 10 '4 " N , 159 ° 56' 5" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 30 m | |
| surface | 1.85 km² | |
| length | 2.9 km | |
| width | 700 m | |
The Ushki Lake ( Russian Озеро Б. Ушковское (Ушки) ; English Ushki Lake ) is centrally located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia .
The 1.85 km² large Ushki Lake is located on the right bank of the Kamchatka , about 220 km above its confluence with the Pacific Ocean . The lake is located 13.5 km north of the village of Kozyrevsk .
Fish fauna
The freshwater char Salvelinus kuznetzovi occurs in Lake Ushki . However, their species status is controversial.
Archaeological site
There is an archaeological site at Lake Ushki. Evidence has been found of a settlement of people who lived there about 13,000 years ago. The find is related to the colonization of America .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Озеро Б. Ушковское (Ушки) in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ 613: Kamchatka & Northern Kurils . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW). Retrieved December 15, 2018.