Kandawgyi Lake

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Kandawgyi Lake
Kandawgyi Lake -
Location Yangon
Coordinates 16°47′43.75″N, 96°9′59.62″ECoordinates: 16°47′43.75″N, 96°9′59.62″E
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries Burma
Max. depth 115 cm

Kandawgyi Lake (Burmese: Image:Bscript Kandawgyi.png; IPA: [kàNdɔ̀ʧí]; literally "great royal lake", formerly Royal Lake) is one of two major lakes in Yangon, Burma, located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The lake is artificial and was created to provide a clean water supply to the Cantonment (modern-day Downtown) of Rangoon during British colonial administration.[1] [2] Water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) in circumference, and has a depth of 20 to 45 inches (50 to 115 cms).[3] The lake is bounded by Natmauk Street to its north and east, Bahan Street to its west, and Kanyeiktha Street to its south.

The Karaweik is a famous icon along Kandawgyi Lake's shores.
The Karaweik is a famous icon along Kandawgyi Lake's shores.

To the southwest of Kandawgyi Lake is the Yangon Zoological Garden, and along the eastern shorelines of the lake is the famous Karaweik, a concrete replica of a Burmese royal barge built in 1972.[4] It houses a buffet restaurant today. The area surrounding the Karaweik forms the 110-acre (44.5 hectares) Kandawgyi Nature Park, which was renovated in 2005.[5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Codrington, Stephen (2005). Planet Geography. Solid Star Press. ISBN 0-9579-8193-7. 
  2. ^ (1892) Transactions of the Seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 
  3. ^ Balfour, Edward (1871). Encyclopædia of India and of eastern and southern Asia. Scottish & Adelphi presses, 634. 
  4. ^ Kandawgyi Nature Park. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
  5. ^ Kandawgyi Garden. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
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