Uvs Lake

Uvs Lake
Увс нуур (Mongolian) ᠤᠪᠰᠤ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (Mongolian)
Uvs Lake
Coordinates	50°18′N 92°42′E / 50.300°N 92.700°E / 50.300; 92.700
Type	Saline
Primary inflows	Tesiin gol、Kharkhiraa River、Turuun River
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	Mongolia and Russia
Max. length	84 km (52 mi)
Max. width	79 km (49 mi)
Surface area	3,350 km2 (1,290 sq mi)
Average depth	6 m (20 ft)
Surface elevation	759 m (2,490 ft)
Settlements	Ulaangom
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands
Designated	22 March 2004
Reference no.	1379[1]

Uvs Lake (Mongolian: Увс нуур, romanized: Uws nuur, pronounced [ʊw̜s ˈnʊːr]; Russian: Озеро Убсу-Нур, romanized: Ozero Ubsu-Nur) is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin—Uvs Nuur Basin, primarily in Mongolia with a smaller part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km² at 759 m above sea level.^[2] The northeastern tip of the lake is situated in the Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation. The largest settlement near the lake is Ulaangom. This shallow and very saline body of water is a remainder of a huge saline sea which covered a much larger area several thousand years ago.