🌊 Lake Tōfutsu

Japan · Asia · 1 m · 43.93°N, 144.40°E

Lake Tōfutsu is located in Abashiri and Koshimizu, Hokkaidō, Japan. It takes its name from the Ainu toputsu, or "mouth of the lake". A saline lagoon divided from the Sea of Okhotsk by sand dunes, Lake Tōfutsu provides an important habitat for wintering birds. In 2005 an area of 900 ha of wetlands was designated a Ramsar Site.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	1 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	43.93°N, 144.40°E · view on map

Lake Tōfutsu sits at 1 m in Japan, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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