Torey Lakes

Torey Lakes
Lake Zun-Torey
Torey Lakes is located in Russia
Torey Lakes
Torey Lakes
Location of the Torey Lakes
Coordinates50°04′N 115°31′E / 50.067°N 115.517°E / 50.067; 115.517
Typeendorheic soda lakes
Primary inflowsUlz River (Uldza), Imalka River
Catchment area26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia, Mongolia
DesignationRamsar Site (1994),
Biosphere Reserve (1997),
World Heritage Site (2017),[1]
International Protected Area,
Strictly Protected Area,
Important Crane Area (1997),
Anatidae Network Site (1999)[2][3]
Surface elevation595 m (1,952 ft)

The Torey Lakes are a pair of soda lakes, Barun-Torey and Zun-Torey, in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai, on the border with Mongolia — the Mongolia–Russia border runs across the southern tip of Zun-Torey lake.[4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "Importance of Torey Lakes for Swan Goose". jawgp.org. Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ^ "Топографска карта M-50, G; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Torey Lakes". openstreetmap.org (map).
  6. ^ "Torey Lakes". google.fr/maps (satellite view).