Kungasalah is a large freshwater lake in the Krasnoyarsk Territory , in the east of the Taimyr Peninsula .
| Lake | |
| Kungasalah | |
|---|---|
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 76 m |
| Dimensions | 27 × 15 km |
| Square | 270 km² |
| Coastline | 72 km |
| Pool | |
| Flowing river | The channel to the lake Arytakh |
| Location | |
| A country |
|
| The subject of the Russian Federation | Krasnoyarsk region |
Content
Features
Area 270 km². Snow and rain food. Freeze up from September to July. In the cold years, the lake does not open completely. Altitude - 76 m.
It is connected by a channel to Lake Arytakh . It has a drain into the Khatanga Bay of the Laptev Sea . The Hutudatari River flows out from Lake Hutudaturku .
Fauna
The lake has rich fish resources ( char , whitefish , muksun , pike ). Geese , ducks , loons and other species of birds nest on the shores.
Literature
- Urvantsev N. N. Taimyr - my northern land.