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Lake Khanka
Lake on the border between Russia and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Khanka (Russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (simplified Chinese: 兴凯湖; traditional Chinese: 興凱湖; pinyin: Xīngkǎi Hú), is a freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China (at 45°0′N 132°25′E).
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Lake Khanka | |
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Lake Xingkai | |
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Location | Primorsky Krai, Russia / Heilongjiang, China |
Coordinates | 45°0′N 132°25′E |
Primary outflows | Songacha River |
Basin countries | People's Republic of China, Russia |
Max. length | 90 km (56 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 45 km (28 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 4,070 km2 (1,570 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Max. depth | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
Water volume | 18.3 km3 (4.4 cu mi)[1] |
Residence time | 9.9 yrs[1] |
Shore length1 | 308 km (191 mi)[1] |
Surface elevation | 68 m (223 ft) - 70 m (230 ft) |
Frozen | December–April |
Official name | Lake Khanka |
Designated | 11 October 1976 |
Reference no. | 112[2] |
Official name | Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve |
Designated | 1 November 2002 |
Reference no. | 1155[3] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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