Soluntakh (russian: Солунтах; sah, Солунтах, ''Soluntax'') is a freshwater lake in the

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(Yakutia),

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Allaikhovsky District Allaikhovsky District (russian: Алла́иховский улу́с; sah, Аллайыаха улууһа, ''Allayyakha uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district ...

. The region where Soluntakh lies is uninhabited. Like most bodies of water in the area in has not been studied enough. A sector of the lake is a

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Geography

Soluntakh lake is located north of the

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, in the central part of the

Yana-Indigirka Lowland The Yana-Indigirka Lowland (russian: Яно-Индигирская низменность; sah, Дьааҥы - Индигир намтала) is a large, low alluvial plain located in northern Siberia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Admini ...

. It is crossed from west to east by the long

Kyuyol-Yuryakh The Kyuyol-Yuryakh (russian: Кюёль-Юрях; sah, Күөл-үрэх, ''Küöl-ürex'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, acro ...

river, which enters its western shore roughly in the middle. All other inflowing rivers are small. There are many smaller lakes in the vicinity. The lake begins to freeze in mid September and stays under ice until early June.

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Fauna

The

greater white-fronted goose The greater white-fronted goose (''Anser albifrons'') is a species of goose related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (''A. erythropus''). It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill, in fact ''albifrons ...

and

bean goose The bean goose (''Anser fabalis'' or ''Anser serrirostris'') is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Eurosiberia. It has two distinct varieties, one inhabiting taiga habitats and one inhabiting tundra. These are recognised as separate spe ...

are some of the bird species known to nest in the lake. Soluntakh has also been explored as one of the probable sites providing a habitat for the

Siberian crane The Siberian crane (''Leucogeranus leucogeranus''), also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. They are distinctive among the cranes: adults are nearly all snowy white, except for their ...

, a critically endangered species. Lake Soluntakh is rich in fish.Рыбы северо-востока Яно-Индигирской низменности (на примере бассейна р. Хромы как северной экосистемы в условиях антропогенного воздействия)
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Fishing & Tourism in YakutiaРыбалка в Якутии
Lakes of the Sakha Republic East Siberian Lowland Drainage basins of the East Siberian Sea {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub

Geography

Fauna

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