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Mayang Reservoir

Coordinates: 42°04′00″N 129°30′00″E / 42.06667°N 129.50000°E / 42.06667; 129.50000
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Mayang Reservoir
Mayangdong-chosuji (Korean)
Location of Mayang Reservoir in North Korea.
Location of Mayang Reservoir in North Korea.
Mayang Reservoir
LocationNorth Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Coordinates42°04′00″N 129°30′00″E / 42.06667°N 129.50000°E / 42.06667; 129.50000
Typereservoir
Surface area376 hectares (930 acres)
Surface elevation720 metres (2,360 ft)
The reservoir is an important site for scaly-sided mergansers

Mayang Reservoir (Korean: 마양저수지Mayangdong-chosuji) is a 376 hectares (930 acres) artificial lake, or reservoir, lying in the mountains of North Hamgyong Province of North Korea at an altitude of 720 metres (2,360 ft) above sea level. It is one of North Korea's designated Natural Monuments and has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports a population of endangered scaly-sided mergansers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Mayang reservoir". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-06.