Lake Lama | |
Pushpin Map: | Russia#Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Russia |
Location: | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Type: | freshwater lake |
Inflow: | Lama River |
Outflow: | Lama |
Catchment: | 5900km2 |
Basin Countries: | Russia |
Length: | 80 km (50 mi) |
Width: | 7 km (5 mi) |
Area: | 318km2460km2 |
Depth: | 300m (1,000feet) |
Max-Depth: | 600m (2,000feet) |
Shore: | 191 km (125 mi) |
Elevation: | 45 m (154 ft) |
Islands: | around 20-30 |
Cities: | Only resorts and campsites |
Lake Lama is a large freshwater lake (of tectonic origin) in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia.[1]
Lake Lama is located in the Putorana Plateau area at, 140 km east off the city of Norilsk, and has an area of 318 km² (other sources state 460 km²). It is 80 km long and up to 8 km wide (other sources state length of 100 km and width of 20 km) with a depth ranging from 300 to 600 m. Lake Lama is connected with It is connected with ("Lake Shallow") by the .[2]
The lake was surveyed and described for the first time by Russian scientist Nikolay Urvantsev and his colleague Bazanov during an expedition in 1921.
The hydronym Lama comes from Tungusic 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 of the Russian Empire. The lake was pictured very approximately and was named Davydovo.
NASA satellite pictureFile:Putorana.9 Lama lake..jpg | View of the lake by dayFile:Putorana4. Lama lake..jpg | The lake at duskFile:Putorana6.jpg | Sunset over the lakeFile:Putorana. Lama lake..jpg | The quiet waters of the lake |