khuvsgul lake

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Japanese SUV on the road to the Khuvsgul lake in Mongolia Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Khuvsgul lake in Mongolia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Japanese SUV on the road at the Khuvsgul lake in Mongolia Royalty Free Stock Photo

View to the Khuvsgul lake, houses and mountains in Mongolia. Royalty Free Stock Photo

View to the Khuvsgul lake, yurts and mountains in Mongolia Royalty Free Stock Photo

A herd of yaks and the Khuvsgul lake in Mongolia on the background Royalty Free Stock Photo

Khuvsgul nuur is located in the northwest of Mongolia near the Russian border, at the foot of the eastern Sayan Mountains. It is 1,645 metres 5,397 feet above sea level, 136 kilometres 85 miles long and 262 metres 860 feet deep. It is the second-most voluminous freshwater lake in Asia, and holds almost 70% of Mongolia`s fresh water and 0.4% of all the fresh water in the world.[1] The town of Hatgal is at the southern end of the lake.