Becharof Lake

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Becharof Lake
Becharof Lake - from space
from space
Location Alaska Peninsula
Coordinates 57°57′08″N, 156°22′36″WCoordinates: 57°57′08″N, 156°22′36″W
Basin countries United States of America
Max. length 37 miles (60 km)
Surface area 453 square miles (1,170 km²)
Surface elevation 13 ft (4 m)

Becharof Lake is a 37 miles (60 km) long lake on the Alaska Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Egegik, in the Aleutian Range at 57.9522222° N 156.3766667° W. The lake was named in 1868 by naturalist W. H. Dall, USC&GS for Russian navigator Dmitry Bocharov, IRN, who was at Kodiak and explored Alaska in 1788. The Russian Hydrog. Dept. published the name "Oz(ero) Ugashek" on Chart 1455 in 1852.

Becharof Lake is the 2nd. largest lake in Alaska after Iliamna Lake, and the 14th. largest lake in the United States of America. [1]

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  1. ^ NationalAtlas.Gov Article - Profile of the People and Land of the United States. United States of America, Department of Interior.

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