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Khanka
Sign in to saveAlso known as Khanka Lake, Lake Khanka, Khanka L., L. Khanka, Xingkai Lake, Lake Xingkai, Xingkai L., L. Xingkai
freshwater lake located on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China
Khanka is a freshwater lake that straddles the border between Russia's Primorsky Krai region and China's Heilongjiang province in Northeast Asia. The lake matters as a shared natural resource between two major countries and likely supports important ecosystems and local communities on both sides of the border.
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 4190
- Elevation
- 69
- Image
- Lake Khanka Landsat 7 2001-09-25.jpg
- Width
- 60
- Length
- 90
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- Commons category
- Lake Khanka
- watershed area
- 16890
- residence time of water
- 9.5
- vertical depth
- 10.6
- volume as quantity
- 18300
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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 / 45.000°N 132.417°E / 45.000; 132.417).
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