| Emanda | |
|---|---|
| Эмандьа | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake | |
Emanda Location in the Sakha Republic, Russian Far East | |
| Location | Yana Plateau |
| Coordinates | 65°15′0″N 135°54′0″E / 65.25000°N 135.90000°E / 65.25000; 135.900001 |
| Seen River | |
| 179 km2 (69 sq mi) | |
| Basin countries | Russia |
Surface area | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Frozen | October to May |
Emanda (Russian: Еманда2 or Эманджа,3 Yakut: Эмандьа, romanized: Emanca) is a freshwater lake in Tomponsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. The lake is located in a desolate area where there is no permanent population and few visitors. There are burbot, pike and grayling in its waters.
Geography
The lake lies at 678 m (2,224 ft) above mean sea level in the basin of the Derbeke River, part of the Yana basin.3 It is located to the east of the river, roughly 50 km (31 mi) to the south of the Nelgesin Range. Lake Emanda is the largest lake of the Yana Plateau.4
The Seen River (Сеен), a right hand tributary of the Derbeke, is the outflow of the lake.3
The minimum temperature of -58.6 °C (-73.5 °F)5 recorded on December 5, 2023, in Emanda, being the lowest December temperature in 40 years, according to weather historian Thierry Goose.6
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References
References
- Озеро Эманджа: Russia
- "Ученые будут изучать озеро Еманда в Томпонском улусе Якутии". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- State Water Register- Озеро Эманджа (Иэма)
- Google Earth
- "24477: Iema (Russian Federation)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- Livingston, Ian (December 6, 2023). "Parts of Siberia are enduring extreme cold below minus-70 degrees". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
External links
External links
- Media related to Emanda at Wikimedia Commons
- озеро эманда на севере томпонского, летом туда можно ли добратся? (in Russian)
- Geographical places in Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia Archived 2021-08-13 at the Wayback Machine