Khar Nuur

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Khar Nuur
Black Lake
Khar Nuur  Black Lake -
Location Great Lakes Depression, Western Mongolia
Coordinates 48.35° N 96.1° ECoordinates: 48.35° N 96.1° E
Basin countries Mongolia

Khar Nuur (Mongolian: Хар нуур, black lake) is located in western Mongolia's Great Lakes Depression. It is part of a group of lakes that were once part of a larger prehistoric lake that disappeared 5,000 years ago as the region became drier.

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