Lake Lama
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Lake Lama is a large freshwater lake
in Krasnoyarsk Krai
, north-central part of Russia
. It is located at 69.5172222°N 90.625°E and has an area of 460 km² (other sources state 320 km²). It is 100 km long and up to 20 km wide (other sources state length of 82 km and width of 13 km). Lake Lama is of tectonic origin.
For the first time the lake was described and investigated by Russian scientist Nikolay Urvantsev
and his colleague Bazanov during the expedition in 1921.
Lama comes from Tudgusic
word laamu where it mean sea, ocean, big water.
There was no lake named Lama on the map of Russian Asia published in 1911 by the Russian General staff. The lake was pictured very relative and was named Davydovo.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
, north-central part of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located at 69.5172222°N 90.625°E and has an area of 460 km² (other sources state 320 km²). It is 100 km long and up to 20 km wide (other sources state length of 82 km and width of 13 km). Lake Lama is of tectonic origin.
For the first time the lake was described and investigated by Russian scientist Nikolay Urvantsev
Nikolay Urvantsev
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev was a Soviet geologist and explorer. He was born in the town of Lukoyanov of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire to the family of a merchant...
and his colleague Bazanov during the expedition in 1921.
Origin of the name
The hydronymHydronym
A hydronym is a proper name of a body of water. Hydronymy is the study of hydronyms and of how bodies of water receive their names and how they are transmitted through history...
Lama comes from Tudgusic
Tungusic languages
The Tungusic languages form a language family spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria by Tungusic peoples. Many Tungusic languages are endangered, and the long-term future of the family is uncertain...
word laamu where it mean sea, ocean, big water.
There was no lake named Lama on the map of Russian Asia published in 1911 by the Russian General staff. The lake was pictured very relative and was named Davydovo.