Lake Khasan
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| Lake Khasan | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khasansky District, Primorsky Krai |
| Coordinates | 42°26′55″N 130°36′29″E / 42.44861°N 130.60806°ECoordinates: 42°26′55″N 130°36′29″E / 42.44861°N 130.60806°E |
| Primary outflows | Tanbogatyi River |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Surface area | 2.23 km² |
War memorial outside Khasan, on the bluffs where the Battle of Lake Khasan took place in 1938
Lake Khasan (Russian: озеро Хасан) is a small lake in Khasansky District, Primorsky Krai of Russia, on the border with North Korea, 130 km southwest of Vladivostok. It has a surface area of 2.23 km2. The Tanbogatyi River flows from the lake. The lake, described as "the tight corner where the territories of Korea, Manchuria, and Russia meet",[1] was the site of the Battle of Lake Khasan in summer 1938.
[edit] References
- ^ Quoted from: G. Patrick March. Eastern Destiny: Russia in Asia and the North Pacific. Praeger/Greenwood, 1996. ISBN 0275956482. Page 216.
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