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Achit Lake

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Location
  
Max. length
  
28 km (17 mi)

Surface area
  
290 km (110 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
1,435 m

Length
  
28 km

Basin countries
  
Max. width
  
16 km (9.9 mi)

Designated
  
22 March 2004

Area
  
290 km²

Width
  
16 km

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Achit Lake (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур) is the largest freshwater lake in the Uvs Aimag (province) of 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.

Map of Achit Lake, Mongolia

References

Achit Lake Wikipedia


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