Lake Saroma
| Lake Saroma | |
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| Saroma Lagoon | |
| サロマ hồ(Japanese) | |
 Overlooking Lake Saroma | |
  Lake Saroma | |
| Location | Okhotsk,Hokkaidō,Japan |
| Coordinates | 44°10′N143°43′E/ 44.167°N 143.717°E |
| Type | Mesotrophic |
| Primary outflows | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Catchment area | 618 km2(239 sq mi) |
| Basincountries | Japan |
| Surface area | 150 km2(37,000 acres) |
| Average depth | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Max. depth | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.3 km3(0.31 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 82.4 km (51.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Frozen | December to March |
| Islands | none |
| 1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Saroma(サロマ hồ,Saroma-ko),alsoSaroma Lagoon,[1]is acoastal lagoon(hence a body ofbrackishwater) inSaroma,Kitami,andYūbetsu.It is located inAbashiri Quasi-National Park.By area, the lake is thethird largestin Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō.
The name comes from theAinuplace nameSaruomahetsu,meaning "place of manyMiscanthusreeds and rushes ".[2]
Another nearby coastal lagoon isNotoro Lagoon,about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east.
References
[edit]- ^Japan, the New Official Guide.Japan Travel Bureau.1966. p. 1046.
To the NW ofLake Abashirilie theNotoro 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).
- ^Akagi Sanpei(Xích mộc tam binh),Journey of Hokkaidō Place Names—Notes on Ainu Language Place Names(Bắc hải đạo địa danh の lữ —アイヌ ngữ địa danh giải,Hokkaidō Chimei no Tabi — Ainugo Chimei Kai),page 56
- SAROMA-KO,World Lakes Database, International Lake Environment Committee
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