Sangiin Dalai Lake | |
Other Name: | Mongolian: Сангийн далай нуур |
Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
Location: | between Khövsgöl and Zavkhan aimags |
Coords: | 49.25°N 99°W |
Type: | salt water lake |
Outflow: | none |
Basin Countries: | Mongolia |
Length: | 32km (20miles) |
Width: | 12km (07miles) |
Max-Depth: | 30m (100feet) |
Elevation: | 1988m (6,522feet) |
Sangiin Dalai Lake (Mongolian: Сангийн далай нуур) is a salt water lake in northern Mongolia, located at the border between the Tsagaan-Uul, Shine-Ider, and Bürentogtokh sums of Khövsgöl aimag, and the Ikh-Uul sum of Zavkhan aimag. It is surrounded by mountains, hills, and rocks. The 8.4 Bolnai earthquake occurred nearby on July 23, 1905.[1]