Buir Lake
E783107
Buir Lake is a large freshwater lake on the China–Mongolia border, known for its rich biodiversity and importance to local pastoral and fishing communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buir Lake canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | steppe lake ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue | high biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
border communities
ⓘ
local Mongolian herders ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
local fishing communities
ⓘ
local pastoral communities ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
grazing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| inflow |
Khalkh River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orshuun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTransboundary | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
important fishing grounds
ⓘ
pastoral livelihoods ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Khentii Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Hulunbuir region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | Mongolian-Manchurian grassland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorder | China–Mongolia border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Orshuun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amur River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transboundary water system ⓘ |
| region |
Northeast China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Mongolia ⓘ |
| salinity | low ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate variability
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ water level fluctuation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | natural lake ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.