Achit Lake (; ) is a freshwater
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in
Bayan-Ölgii Province
Bayan-Ölgii ( ) is the westernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Islam in Mongolia, Muslim and Kazakh people, Kazakh-majority aimag, it was established in August 1940. Its capital is Ölgii (cit ...
and
Uvs Province
Uvs Province ( ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies above sea level.
The province is named after Mongolia' ...
,
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1,435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km
2. It is 28 km long, 16 km wide, and 10 m deep. The coast is covered with
steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes.
Steppe biomes may include:
* the montane grasslands and shrublands biome
* the tropical and subtropica ...
s, mostly hilly but
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
y on the northwest and northeast. Several rivers flow into the lake.
See also
*
Ramsar sites in Mongolia
Mongolia joined the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat on April 8, 1998. There are currently 11 wetlands designated as Ramsar sites in Mongolia.
List
Map
See also
* Ramsar Convention
* ...
References
External links
The Annotated Ramsar List: Mongolia
– Russian (АЧИТ-НУР)
Limnological Catalog of Mongolian Lakes
Lakes of Bayan-Ölgii Province
Lakes of Uvs Province
Important Bird Areas of Mongolia
Ramsar sites in Mongolia
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