Uvs Lake

Uvs Lake
  • Увс нуур (Mongolian)
  • ᠤᠪᠰᠤ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (Mongolian)
Uvs Lake is located in Mongolia
Uvs Lake
Uvs Lake
Coordinates50°18′N 92°42′E / 50.300°N 92.700°E / 50.300; 92.700
TypeSaline
Primary inflowsTesiin golKharkhiraa RiverTuruun River
Primary outflowsnone
Basin countriesMongolia and Russia
Max. length84 km (52 mi)
Max. width79 km (49 mi)
Surface area3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi)
Average depth6 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation759 m (2,490 ft)
SettlementsUlaangom
Official nameLake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands
Designated22 March 2004
Reference no.1379[1]

Uvs Lake (Mongolian: Увс нуур [ˌʊɸs‿ˈnʊːr]) is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basinUvs Nuur Basin, primarily in Mongolia with a smaller part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km2 at 759 m above sea level.[2] The northeastern tip of the lake is situated in the Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation. The largest settlement near the lake is Ulaangom. This shallow and very saline body of water is a remainder of a huge saline sea which covered a much larger area several thousand years ago.

  1. ^ "Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Увс нуур". www.medeelel.mn. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-02-08.