Lake Lama

Lake Lama
File:Lake Lama NASA.jpg from space
Location	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates
Primary outflows	Lama
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	460 km² or 320 km²(?)

Lake Lama (Russian: Лама) is a large freshwater lake (of tectonic origin) in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. It is located at , 140 km east off the city of Norilsk, and has an area of 318 km² (other sources state 460 km²). It is 80 km long and up to 8 km wide (other sources state length of 100 km and width of 20 km) with a depth ranging from 300 to 600 m. Lake Lama is connected with Lake Melkoye by the Lama River.

For the first time the lake was described and investigated by Russian scientist Nikolay Urvantsev and his colleague Bazanov during the expedition in 1921.

Origin of the name

The hydronym Lama comes from Tudgusic word laamu where it mean sea, ocean, big water.

There was no lake named Lama on the map of Russian Asia published in 1911 by the Russian General staff. The lake was pictured very relative and was named Davydovo.

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