Lake Shinji
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| Lake Shinji | |
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 View from Matsue Castle | |
  Lake Shinji | |
| Location | Shimane Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°27′N 132°58′E / 35.450°N 132.967°E |
| Type | Brackish |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Official name | Shinji-ko |
| Designated | 8 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 1556[1] |
Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The lake is the seventh largest in Japan, with a circumference of 48 kilometres (30 mi). It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively. 7,652 ha (18,910 acres) of wetland are a Ramsar Site.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shinji-ko". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Shinji-ko" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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| Tōhoku region | |
| Kantō region | |
| Chūbu region | |
| Kansai region | |
| San'in region | |
| Kyūshū region | |
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