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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Achit Nuur

Achit Lake (UK: /ˈæɪt/, US: /ˈɑːɪt/; Mongolian: Ачит нуур Mongolian pronunciation: [ˈatɕʰɪtʰ nʊːr]) is the largest freshwater lake in Uvs Province, Mongolia, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1,435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km. It is 28 km long, 16 km wide, and 10 m deep. The coast is covered with steppes, mostly hilly but swampy on the northwest and northeast. Several rivers flow into the lake.

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  1. ^ "Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.