Emanda

Emanda
Эмандьа
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Emanda is located in Sakha Republic
Emanda
Emanda
LocationYana Plateau
Coordinates65°15′0″N 135°54′0″E / 65.25000°N 135.90000°E / 65.25000; 135.90000
Seen River
179 km2 (69 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area
33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Surface elevation
678 m (2,224 ft)
FrozenOctober to May

Emanda (Russian: Еманда or Эманджа, 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. 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.

The Seen River (Сеен), a right hand tributary of the Derbeke, is the outflow of the lake.

The minimum temperature of -58.6 °C (-73.5 °F) recorded on December 5, 2023, in Emanda, being the lowest December temperature in 40 years, according to weather historian Thierry Goose.

Map section centered on Lake Emanda

See also

References

  1. ↑ Озеро Эманджа: Russia
  2. ↑ "Ученые будут изучать озеро Еманда в Томпонском улусе Якутии". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. 1 2 3 State Water Register- Озеро Эманджа (Иэма)
  4. ↑ Google Earth
  5. ↑ "24477: Iema (Russian Federation)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Livingston, Ian (December 6, 2023). "Parts of Siberia are enduring extreme cold below minus-70 degrees". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2023.