Lake Utonai

Lake Utonai
ウトナイ湖 (Japanese)
Lake Utonai
Location of the lake in Japan.
Location of the lake in Japan.
Lake Utonai
LocationTomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Coordinates42°41′56″N 141°42′40″E / 42.69889°N 141.71111°E / 42.69889; 141.71111
TypeFreshwater lake
EtymologyAinu meaning "where small streams gather"
Basin countriesJapan
Surface area2.20 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi)
Average depth0.6 metres (2.0 ft)
Max. depth1.5 metres (4.9 ft)
Shore length19.5 kilometres (5.9 mi)
Surface elevation3 metres (9.8 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Designations
Official nameUtonai-ko
Designated12 December 1991
Reference no.539[1]

Lake Utonai (ウトナイ湖, Utonai-ko) is a shallow freshwater lake in Tomakomai, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is within the Lake Utonai Sanctuary, created in 1981 as the first bird sanctuary designated in Japan. It later became the fourth Ramsar site in Japan in 1989.

Other names include Kim-un-to, Kimke-to, Utnay-to, Utnay-tō, Utonai-numa, and Utsunai-numa.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ramsar designation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).