World / Russia / Kamcatka / Ozernovskiy, 40 km from center (Озерновский) Coordinates: 51°27'26"N   157°5'55"E

Kurile Lake



Kurile Lake (Russian: Курильское озеро) is a large caldera containing a crater lake located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It has an area of 77 km², an average depth of 176 m, and a maximum depth of 306 m. It the largest spawning ground for sockeye salmon in Eurasia (if not in the world).
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurile_Lake
Category: lake


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