Lake Khasan

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Lake Khasan
Location	Khasansky District, Primorsky Krai
Coordinates	42°26′55″N, 130°36′29″ECoordinates: 42°26′55″N, 130°36′29″E
Primary outflows	Tanbogatyi River
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	2.23 km²

Lake Khasan (Russian: озеро Хасан) is a small lake in Khasansky District, Primorsky Krai of Russia, on the border with North Korea, 130 km southwest of Vladivostok. It has a surface area of 2.23 sq. km. The Tanbogatyi River flows from the lake. The lake, described as "the tight corner where the territories of Korea, Manchuria, and Russia meet",^[1] was the site of the Battle of Lake Khasan in summer 1938.

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