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Lake Nerpichye (Kamchatka Krai)

Coordinates: 56°24′N 162°38′E / 56.400°N 162.633°E / 56.400; 162.633
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Lake Nerpichye
Lake Nerpichye is located in Kamchatka Krai
Lake Nerpichye
Lake Nerpichye
LocationKamchatka Krai, Russia
Coordinates56°24′N 162°38′E / 56.400°N 162.633°E / 56.400; 162.633
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area552 km2 (213 sq mi)

Lake Nerpichye (Russian: Нерпичье) is a lake in the Kamchatka Krai of Russia.

Etymology

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It has its name Nerpichye from the Russian word Нерпа (nerpa), which means so much like (fresh water) poetry. The Turkish word Kultuchnoye means lagoon.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ozero Nerpichye Baikalnature.com. retrieved 21 July 2016.