Sangiin Dalai Lake Explained

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]

References

  1. Book: Blunden, Jane. Mongolia. Bradt. 2008. 978-1841621784. 306.