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Lake Khanka

Lake Khanka proper noun: a lake on the border between Mishan, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Proper noun

Lake Khanka

  1. A lake on the border between Mishan, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai, Russia.
    • More recently, Colonel Pontiata, a Russian explorer, reported the existence of rich alluvial deposits on the Morena, not far from Lake Khanka. The Morena is in the extreme eastern portion of Manchuria and is a tributary of the Oussouri.1898, “Gold and Silver”, in Richard P. Rothwell, editor, The Mineral Industry, its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1897., volume VI, New York...
    • While deciduous forests form the dominant type of vegetation, considerable areas are covered by the so-called Amur steppes, located in the Amur region, along the lower Amur River, and around Lake Khanka.1951, Theodore Shabad, “Soviet Far East”, in Geography of the USSR; A Regional Survey, New York: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 313

Examples of Lake Khanka in a sentence

  • Lake Khanka (or Hanka), called by the Chinese Hsing-K’ai-Hu, lies on the border between eastern Manchuria and the extreme southern panhandle of the Soviet Far East known as the Maritime Kray.1965, “Lake Khanka”, in Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Rivers and Lakes, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 136...
  • Chinese endurance swimmer Zhang Jie is aiming to learn how to sleep and eat on the go before attempting a record 40-hour open water marathon across Lake Khanka in August.2010 April 28, Nick Mulvenney, “Fearless Zhang aims to eat and sleep in 40-hour swim”, in Patrick Johnston, editor, Reuters, archived from...

Origin of Lake Khanka

Partial calque of Russian о́зеро Ха́нка (ózero Xánka)

Questions about Lake Khanka

What does Lake Khanka mean?
Lake Khanka means a lake on the border between Mishan, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China and Primorsky Krai, Russia.
How do you use Lake Khanka in a sentence?
Lake Khanka (or Hanka), called by the Chinese Hsing-K’ai-Hu, lies on the border between eastern Manchuria and the extreme southern panhandle of the Soviet Far East known as the Maritime Kray.
What part of speech is Lake Khanka?
Lake Khanka is a proper noun.

Words near Lake Khanka in the dictionary

  1. Lake Innes
  2. Lake Isabella
  3. lake itch
  4. Lake Jessie
  5. Lake Katrine
  6. Lake Khanka
  7. Lake Kineret
  8. Lake Kinereth
  9. Lake Kinneret
  10. Lake Kinnereth
  11. Lake Kioga

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