, also Saroma Lagoon, is a
coastal lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') a ...
(hence a body of
brackish
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...
water) in
Saroma,
Kitami
is a Cities of Japan, city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri.
Kitami is physically in th ...
, and
Yūbetsu Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
, Japan. It is located in
. By area, the lake is the
third largest in Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō.
The name comes from the
Ainu place name ''Saruomahetsu'', meaning "place of many ''
Miscanthus
''Miscanthus'', or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.
; Species
* ''Miscanthus changii'' Y.N.Lee – Korea
* ''Miscanthus depauperatus'' Merr. – the Philippines
* ''Miscanthus ...
'' reeds and rushes".
[, , page 56]
Another nearby coastal lagoon is
Notoro Lagoon
, also Lake Notori or Notoro Lagoon, is a coastal lagoon by the northern shore of Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is included in Abashiri Quasi-National Park.
It is the 13th-largest lake in Japan.
It is about northwest of Lake Abashiri and ea ...
, about to the east.
References
SAROMA-KO World Lakes Database, International Lake Environment Committee.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saroma
Lakes of Hokkaido
Lagoons of Japan