Lake Akkeshi

Coordinates: 43°03′N 144°54′E / 43.050°N 144.900°E / 43.050; 144.900

Lake Akkeshi

Akkeshi-ko (厚岸湖) is a brackish lake near Akkeshi in Hokkaidō, Japan. The wetlands of Lake Akkeshi and Bekanbeushi Marsh (別寒辺牛湿原) have been designated a Ramsar Site.

Wetlands

Lake Akkeshi, 11m deep at its deepest point, is fed by the Bekanbeushi River (別寒辺牛川) and adjoins Akkeshi Bay. It is surrounded by salt marsh, fens, and bogs.[1][2]

Birds

Since the lake does not freeze, whooper swans and ducks winter there. The white-tailed eagle and Steller's sea eagle also visit.[3] There is a 381ha Japanese crane sanctuary.[4]

Sustainable use

Fishing and the aquaculture of oysters and clams occur in the lake.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Japan". Ramsar. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands" (PDF). Wetlands International. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Japan's Environment at a Glance: Ramsar Sites". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Akkeshi-ko and Bekambeushi-shitsugen" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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