Lake Labynkyr
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Lake Labynkyr is a remote, unusually deep and cold lake in Russia’s Sakha Republic (Yakutia), famed for its mysterious ice-free winter waters and local legends of a “Labynkyr monster.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Labynkyr canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
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natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| averageWinterTemperature | well below −30 °C in region ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility |
difficult to access
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reachable mainly by off-road vehicles, helicopter, or winter routes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | 14 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | 4 km ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
featured in local Yakut folklore
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subject of Russian cryptozoology ⓘ |
| hasElevation | about 1020 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Arctic char
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other cold-water fish species ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
fed by underground springs (hypothesized)
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partially does not freeze in winter ⓘ possible underground connection to Lake Vorota (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Labynkyr monster
NERFINISHED
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giant unknown aquatic creature ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 80 m ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Oymyakon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomtor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProperty |
harsh subarctic climate
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partly ice-free in winter ⓘ permafrost surroundings ⓘ remote location ⓘ rocky bottom ⓘ steep shores ⓘ unusual acoustic echo effects ⓘ unusually deep for its area ⓘ very cold water temperatures ⓘ |
| hasReportedMaximumDepth | up to about 80 m ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
bathymetric surveys
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biological surveys ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ limnological studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cryptozoological reports
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extreme remoteness ⓘ local legends of a Labynkyr monster ⓘ mysterious ice-free patches in winter ⓘ scientific expeditions studying its depth and anomalies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Far Eastern Federal District
NERFINISHED
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Sakha Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakutia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Oymyakonsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Oymyakonsky Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Labynkyr Nature Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Oymyakon District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian Far East lake system ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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