Böön Tsagaan Lake

Böön Tsagaan Lake (Mongolian: Бөөн Цагаан нуур) is a large saline lake in Bayakhongor province in the Gobi Desert of southern Mongolia.[1]

Böön Tsagaan Lake
Böön Tsagaan Lake taken from a commercial airliner (2006-01-30)
Böön Tsagaan Lake
LocationBayakhongor
Coordinates45°33′N 99°04′E
Basin countriesMongolia
Max. length24 km (15 mi)
Max. width11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area252 km2 (97 sq mi)
Average depth9.3 m (31 ft)
Max. depth16 m (52 ft)
Surface elevation1,312 m (4,304 ft)
Official nameBoon Tsagaan Nuur
Designated6 July 1998
Part ofValley of the Lakes

Böön Tsagaan Lake and the nearby Taatsiin Tsagaan Lake, Adgiin Tsagaan Lake, and Orog Lake, are collectively designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance under the name "Valley of the Lakes".

See also

  • Ramsar sites in Mongolia

References

  1. Komatsu, G (2001), "Paleoshoreline geomorphology of Böön Tsagaan Nuur, Tsagaan Nuur and Orog Nuur: The Valley of Lakes, Mongolia", Geomorphology, 39 (3–4): 83, doi:10.1016/S0169-555X(00)00095-7


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