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Lake in Choibalsan, Dornod Province, Mongolia

Khökh Nuur
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Хөх нуур (Mongolian)
View of lake taken during ISS Expedition 62
Location of the lake and lowest point in Mongolia.Location of the lake and lowest point in Mongolia.Khökh Nuur
Location Choibalsan, Dornod, Mongolia
Coordinates 49°30′47.8″N 115°34′51.9″E / 49.513278°N 115.581083°E / 49.513278; 115.581083
Type lake

Khökh Nuur (Mongolian: Хөх нуур, lit. 'Blue lake'), located in Choibalsan District, Dornod Province, is a lake and the lowest point in Mongolia at 560 metres (1,840 ft).[1]

The bottom of the lake was cleaned in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Mongolia". The World Factbook. CIA. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ B., Ooluun (6 July 2017). "Lakebed of Khukh Nuur cleaned". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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