Lake Bustakh
72°32′N 141°56′E / 72.533°N 141.933°E / 72.533; 141.933Primary inflows Arkhip-Yurege Catchment area 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi) Basin countries Russia Max. length 23 km (14 mi) Max. width 14 km (8.7 mi) Surface area 249 km2 (96 sq mi)
Lake Bustakh (Russian: Бустах; Yakut: Буустаах, Buustaax) is a large freshwater lake in Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.
Lake Bustakh freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. It is rich in fish.[1]
Geography
With an area of 249 square kilometers (96 sq mi) it is one of the largest lakes of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland.[2] The lake lies close to the Ebelyakh Bay of the Laptev Sea.[3][4]
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