| Lake Saroma | |
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| Saroma Lagoon | |
| サロマ湖 (Japanese) | |
 Overlooking Lake Saroma | |
  Lake Saroma | |
| Location | Okhotsk,Hokkaidō,Japan |
| Coordinates | 44°10′N143°43′E / 44.167°N 143.717°E /44.167; 143.717 |
| Type | Mesotrophic |
| Primary outflows | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Catchment area | 618 km2 (239 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 150 km2 (37,000 acres) |
| Average depth | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Max. depth | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.3 km3 (0.31 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 82.4 km (51.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Frozen | December to March |
| Islands | none |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Saroma (サロマ湖,Saroma-ko), alsoSaroma Lagoon,[1] is acoastal lagoon (hence a body ofbrackish water) inSaroma,Kitami, andYūbetsu. It is located inAbashiri Quasi-National Park. By area, the lake is thethird largest in Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō.
The name comes from theAinu place nameSaruomahetsu, meaning "place of manyMiscanthus reeds and rushes".[2]
Another nearby coastal lagoon isNotoro Lagoon, about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east.
To the NW ofLake Abashiri lie theNotoro Lagoon (32 km in circumference and 58 sq km in area) and the Saroma Lagoon (72 km in circumference and 149 sq km in area).
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