Lake Rangrim
Artificial lake in Chagang Province, North Korea
40°50′00″N 127°10′00″E / 40.83333°N 127.16667°E / 40.83333; 127.16667Lake Rangrim, also known as Lake Nangnim, is an artificial lake in the Rangrim Mountains of Chagang Province in northern North Korea. It was formed by damming a river valley to produce hydroelectricity. The lake, with its adjacent temperate broadleaf and mixed forest habitats, has been identified by BirdLife International as an 8,600 hectares (21,000 acres) Important Bird Area (IBA). The IBA lies at an altitude of 700–1,700 metres (2,300–5,600 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
- ^ "Lake Rangrim". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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Important Bird Areas of North Korea
- Amrok River estuary
- Anbyon Field
- Batoggisem, Dansem and Zamori Islands
- Chongchon River
- Chongdan Field
- Daedong Bay
- Dok-do
- Kangryong Field
- Kumya Bay
- Lake Bujon
- Lake Kwangpo
- Lakes Manpo and Bonpo
- Lake Rangrim
- Lake Samilpo
- Lakes Tungjong and Chonapo
- Mayang Reservoir
- Mount Chilbo
- Mount Kumgang
- Mount Kuwol
- Mount Myohyang
- Mount Oga
- Mount Paekdu
- Oksem, Dongsolbatsem, Sesolbatsem and Namsolbatsem Islands
- Onchon Field
- Ongjin Bay
- Orangchon River estuary
- Panmun Field
- Rab-do and Muki-do Islands
- Ryonghung Gang estuary
- Sogam-do, Daegam-do, Zung-do, Ae-do and Hyengzedo Islands
- Taedong River estuary
- Unmu-do
- Unryul Kumsanpo
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