Lake Saroma Explained

Lake Saroma
Other Name:Saroma Lagoon
Location:Okhotsk, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coords:44.1667°N 186°W
Pushpin Map:Japan
Type:Mesotrophic
Outflow:Sea of Okhotsk
Catchment:618km2
Basin Countries:Japan
Area:150km2
Depth:8.7m (28.5feet)
Max-Depth:19.5m (64feet)
Volume:1.3km3
Shore:82.4km (51.2miles)
Elevation:0m (00feet)
Frozen:December to March
Islands:none

, also Saroma Lagoon,[1] is a coastal lagoon (hence a body of brackish water) in Saroma, Kitami, and Yūbetsu. It is located in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. By area, the lake is the third largest in Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō.

The name comes from the Ainu place name Saruomahetsu, meaning "place of many Miscanthus reeds and rushes".[2]

Another nearby coastal lagoon is Notoro Lagoon, about 15km (09miles) to the east.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Japan, the New Official Guide. 1966. Japan Travel Bureau. 1046. To the NW of Lake Abashiri lie the Notoro Lagoon (32 km in circumference and 58 sq km in area) and the Saroma Lagoon (72 km in circumference and 149 sq km in area)..
  2. ,, page 56