Gegeen Lake
| Gegeen Lake, Gegeen Nuur | |
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  Gegeen Lake, Gegeen Nuur | |
| Location | Taishir, Govi-Altai, Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 46°41′N 96°46′E / 46.683°N 96.767°E |
Gegeen Lake, also known as Gegeen Nuur (Mongolian: Гэгээн нуур, "holy lake"), is a lake in Taishir, Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia. The lake lays within the Khangai Mountains and feeds the Zavkhan River.[1] Taishir Hydro Power Station lays at the head of the lake; the station and accompanying dam created the entire lake in 2008.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gegeen Nuur - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ Enkhbold, A., Khukhuudei, U., & Doljin, D. (2021). Morphological classification and origin of lake depressions in Mongolia. Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 61(02), 35–43. https://doi.org/10.5564/pmas.v61i02.1758. Pp. 39.
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