Lake Mogotoyevo

Lake Mogotoyevo
Location Sakha Republic, Russia
Coordinates 72°01′24″N 149°08′36″E / 72.02333°N 149.14333°E / 72.02333; 149.14333Coordinates: 72°01′24″N 149°08′36″E / 72.02333°N 149.14333°E / 72.02333; 149.14333
Basin countries Russia
Surface area 323 km2 (125 sq mi)
Surface elevation 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Frozen late September–June

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,[1] the lake freezes in the second half of September and melts in June.

In the lake, large numbers of white salmon, cisco and whitefish can be found.[2] It is a breeding place for the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Permafrost". google.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "袦芯谐芯褌芯械胁芯". sci-lib.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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