Lake Khanka
Lake Khanka (Russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (simplified Chinese: 兴凯湖; traditional Chinese: 興凱湖; pinyin: Xīngkǎi Hú), is a freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China (at 45°0′N 132°25′E).
| Lake Khanka | |
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| Lake Xingkai | |
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Landsat 7 image (2001) | |
Khanka / Xingkai Location in Primorsky Krai Khanka / Xingkai Khanka / Xingkai (Heilongjiang) | |
| Location | Primorsky Krai, Russia / Heilongjiang, China |
| Coordinates | 45°0′N 132°25′E |
| Primary outflows | Songacha River |
| Basin countries | People's Republic of China, Russia |
| Max. length | 90 km (56 mi) |
| Max. width | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Surface area | 4,070 km2 (1,570 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Max. depth | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
| Water volume | 18.3 km3 (4.4 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 9.9 yrs |
| Shore length1 | 308 km (191 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 68 m (223 ft) - 70 m (230 ft) |
| Frozen | December–April |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Lake Khanka |
| Designated | 11 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 112 |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve |
| Designated | 1 November 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1155 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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