Usipoka
| Usipoka | ||
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| The island of Roti with the Usipoka in the north | ||
| Geographical location | Landu Leko District , Indonesia | |
| Islands | Aifo , Ondo , Tanunu | |
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 31 ′ 5 ″ S , 123 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 20 m | |
| Maximum depth | 245 m | |
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particularities |
Largest lake on the island of Roti |
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The Usipoka ( Danau Usipoka , Danau Oesipoka ) is the largest lake in the Indonesian island of Roti in the province of East Nusa Tenggara on the Lesser Sunda Islands .
geography
Usipoka is located at 20 m above sea level in the Landu Leko district ( Rote Ndao administrative district ) on the Tapuafu peninsula , which forms the north of the Roti island. There are several small islands in the lake. Ondo in the center, Tanunu in the southern part, Aifo in the north and two other small islands.
With a content of 18.8 g / kg, the water is very salty, there may be a connection to the sea. The water depth is up to 245 m .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rhodin, AGJ, Ibarrondo, BR and Kuchlin, G .: Chelodina mccordi Rhodin 1994 - Roti Island snake-necked turtle, McCord's snake-necked turtle, kura-kura red in: Rhodin, AGJ, Pritchard, PCH, van Dijk , PP, Saumure, RA, Buhlmann, KA, and Iverson, JB (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN / SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 008.1-008.8, doi : 10.3854 / crm.5.008.mccordi.v1.2008 ( ISSN 1088-7105 ), 2008 (English).
- ^ Map of Roti
