Lake Nakatsuna

Lake Nakatsuna
Location Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 36°30′N 137°51′E / 36.500°N 137.850°E / 36.500; 137.850Coordinates: 36°30′N 137°51′E / 36.500°N 137.850°E / 36.500; 137.850
Lake type Eutrophic lake
Surface area 0.125 square kilometres (0.048 sq mi)[1][2]
Max. depth 12 metres (39 ft)[3]
Surface elevation 820 m (2,690 ft)
Settlements Near Omachi, Nagano, Honshū, Japan

Lake Nakatsuna (中綱湖 Nakatsuna-ko) is a lake in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the "Nishina Three Lakes" (Lake Aoki, Lake Nakatsuna and Lake Kizaki).[3] Its sediments have been studied in an effort to better understand climate change in Japan, finding evidence of the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Adhikari, Danda Pani; Fujio Kumon (June 26, 2000). "Climatic Records During Last 1500 Years in the Sediments of Lake Nakatsuna, Central Japan" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Adhikari, D.P.; Kumon, F. . (December 2001). "Climatic changes during the past 1300 years as deduced from the sediments of Lake Nakatsuna, central Japan". Limnology 2 (3): 157–168. doi:10.1007/s10201-001-8031-7. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Kizaki-ko (Lake Kizaki)". International Lake Environment Committee. Retrieved December 22, 2010.


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