Achit Nuur

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Achit Nuur (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур) is the largest freshwater lake in the Uvs Aymag (province) of Mongolia, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km². It is 28 km long, 16 km wide, and 10 m deep. The coast is covered with steppes, mostly hilly but swampy on the northwest. Several rivers also flow into the lake.

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