It lies at the foot of the Altai Mountains near the Chinese border, at an elevation of about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level. It is fed by the Khuiten River from the east and other rivers from the north. With an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi), it is the country's twenty-sixth largest lake by surface area. It has a maximum depth of 8.58 metres (28.1 ft).[1] The lake is home to abundant fish life.
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khoton, lake, mongolian, Хотон, нуур, chinese, 霍屯湖, 和屯湖, freshwater, lake, altai, tavan, bogd, national, park, bayan, ölgii, province, western, mongolia, locationaltai, tavan, bogd, national, park, bayan, ölgii, province, mongoliacoordinates48, coordinates, 30. Khoton Lake Mongolian Hoton nuur Chinese 霍屯湖 和屯湖 is a freshwater lake in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in Bayan Olgii Province western Mongolia Khoton LakeKhoton LakeLocationAltai Tavan Bogd National Park Bayan Olgii Province MongoliaCoordinates48 39 N 88 18 E 48 650 N 88 300 E 48 650 88 300 Coordinates 48 39 N 88 18 E 48 650 N 88 300 E 48 650 88 300Primary inflowsKhuiten RiverSurface area50 square kilometres 19 sq mi Max depth8 58 metres 28 1 ft Surface elevation2 000 metres 6 600 ft Geography EditIt lies at the foot of the Altai Mountains near the Chinese border at an elevation of about 2 000 metres 6 600 ft above sea level It is fed by the Khuiten River from the east and other rivers from the north With an area of 50 square kilometres 19 sq mi it is the country s twenty sixth largest lake by surface area It has a maximum depth of 8 58 metres 28 1 ft 1 The lake is home to abundant fish life References Edit Mongol Ulsyn Bajgal orchny yaam www mne mn 2007 11 23 Archived from the original on November 23 2007 Retrieved 2016 07 07 This Mongolia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khoton Lake amp oldid 1114217926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
