🌊 Izunuma-Uchinuma

Japan · Asia · 38.72°N, 141.10°E

Izunuma and Uchinuma (伊豆沼・内沼) are a pair of interconnected freshwater lakes in the alluvial plain of the Hasama River, a tributary of the Kitakami River in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In 1967 the birdlife and habitat of the lakes were designated a Natural Monument. In 1985 an area of 559 hectares was designated a Ramsar Site. In 1996 the sound of the Izunuma-Uchinuma greater white-fronted goose was selected as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the Ministry of the Environment.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	38.72°N, 141.10°E · view on map

Izunuma-Uchinuma in Japan, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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