Lake Saroma
Coastal lagoon in Hokkaido, north Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Saroma (サロマ湖, Saroma-ko), 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.
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Lake Saroma | |
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Saroma Lagoon | |
サロマ湖 (Japanese) | |
Location | Okhotsk, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Coordinates | 44°10′N 143°43′E |
Type | Mesotrophic |
Primary outflows | Sea of Okhotsk |
Catchment area | 618 km2 (239 sq mi) |
Basin countries | 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 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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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 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east.