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Lake Mogotoyevo

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Location
  
Sakha Republic, Russia

Surface area
  
323 km (125 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
1 m

Basin countries
  
Russia

Frozen
  
late September-June

Area
  
323 km²

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Lake Mogotoyevo (Russian: Моготоево) is the largest salt lake in the Sakha Republic in Russia. It is located near the Yana-Indigirka lowland and within the Allaikhovsky District. With an area of 323 km2, the lake freezes in the second half of September and melts in June.

Map of oz. Mogotoyevo, Sakha Republic, Russia, 678800

In the lake, large numbers of white salmon, cisco and whitefish can be found. It is a breeding place for the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus).

References

Lake Mogotoyevo Wikipedia