Jack London Lake
Jack London Lake (Russian: Озеро Джека Лондона, romanized: Ozero Dzheka Londona) is a 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) mountain lake located in the Yagodninsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia.[1]
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| Location | Yagodninsky District Magadan Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 62°04′49″N 149°31′43″E |
| Lake type | freshwater lake, ribbon lake |
| Native name | Озеро Джека Лондона (Russian) |
| Primary inflows | Purga River |
| Primary outflows | Kyuyel-Sien → Kolyma River |
| Catchment area | 221 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
| Frozen | October to June |
| Islands | 4 |
It was named in 1932 in honor of American writer, journalist and socialist activist Jack London by Russian geologist P. Skornyakov, following the wish of Yuri Bilibin, the head of the first geological expedition to Kolyma, who had expressed the idea to name one of the yet unnamed geographical locations in the Far Northeast after the writer.[2]
Geography
The lake lies 803 metres (2,635 ft) above sea level between the Angachak Range (Russian: Ангачак) to the west and the Uaza-Ina to the east, on the upper reaches of the Kolyma basin. The outflow is the Kiuyel-Sien, a Kolyma River tributary.[3]
The lake contains four islands. There is a weather station on Vera Island (Russian: Остров Вера).[4] The area of the lake is part of the Jack London Lake Nature Park, a protected area (national park).
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See also
References
- Ilya Kovyakin. "How to get to Jack London Lake & Lake of Dancing Graylings in Magadan Oblast?". askmagadan.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 26 Feb 2013.
- 100 anniversary of the birth of Peter Skornyakov, geologist, and member of the Second Kolyma exploration expedition led by Yuri Bilibin
- Russian State Water Register - Озеро Джека Лондона (Студеное) (in Russian)
- Kolyma. Journey to Jack London Lake
External links
Media related to Lake Jack London at Wikimedia Commons