Dorong (russian: Доронг) is a body of fresh water in the
Bauntovsky District,
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
,
Russia
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.
The name originated in an
Evenki word.
Dorong is a
natural monument of Russia because of its landscapes.
The valley of the lake acts as a corridor and is usually very windy.
Geography
The lake is located at the southwestern corner of the
Southern Muya Range
The Southern Muya Range (russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, translit=Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p= ...
, near where it merges with the
Ikat Range. It is a deep and elongated lake, bound by steep mountains on both sides. The Dorong stretches roughly from north to south for and has a width of about which remains fairly constant along the length of the lake. The
Tocha river, belonging to the
Tsipa basin, enters the lake from the north and flows out of it from the south.
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Fauna
Whitefish species are common in the waters of the lake.Morphological, ecological and mtDNA sequence variation in coregonid fish from the Baunt Lake system (the Vitim River basin)
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See also
* List of lakes of Russia
References
External links
*{{commonscat-inline, Lake Dorong
Бурятия. Озеро Доронг.Экспедиция на оз. Доронг. Серия 5Geography of tourism in the Republic of Buryatia
Dorong
Dorong (russian: Доронг) is a body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia. The name originated in an Evenki word.
Dorong is a natural monument of Russia because of its landscapes. The valley of the lake acts as a corr ...
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