Ubs-nuur (Lake)

Japanese: ウブス･ノール[湖]（英語表記）Ubs‐nuur

An inland lake in the northwest of the Mongolian Plateau. It is also called Uvsa-Nor. It is 743m above sea level, has an area of 3,350 km2, and a maximum depth of 6m. It is the largest lake in Mongolia. A small part of it is in Russian territory. A dozen or so rivers, large and small, including the Tes River and the Narin River, flow into it, but evaporation is greater and the lake is shrinking. It contains a very large amount of salt and cannot be used for drinking or other daily life. The surrounding Tannu Mountains, Kharkhila Mountains and other mountains are covered with forest steppe, and the lower part around the lake is covered with desert steppe, which combine to create some of Mongolia's largest pastures and a rich livestock industry.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

モンゴル高原北西部にある内陸湖。ウブサ･ノールともいう。標高743m，広さ3350km2，最大深度6m。モンゴル最大の湖。そのごく一部がロシア領に入っている。テス川，ナリーン川など大小十数本の川が流入するが，蒸発量のほうが多く，縮小しつつある。きわめて多量の塩分を含み，飲料その他の生活にまったく利用できない。周囲のタンヌ山脈，ハルヒラー山脈その他の山に森林ステップが分布し，より下った湖周辺は砂漠性ステップとなり，これらが組み合わさってモンゴル有数の牧地が広がり，畜産が豊かである。

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