Garallin Lake

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Garallin Lake
(Garallin Budor)
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View of Lake Garallin
LocationYogania
TypeFreshwater Lake
River sourcesBurgaald River
Basin countriesYogania
Max. length625 square kilometres (241 sq mi)
Max. width101 square kilometres (39 sq mi)
Surface area92,000 square kilometres (36,000 sq mi)
Average depth322 square kilometres (124 sq mi)
Max. depth721 square kilometres (278 sq mi)
Water volume13,000 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi)
Shore length15,223 square kilometres (2,017 sq mi)
SettlementsGaraltug, Bol-Bugern
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Garallin Lake (Yoganian/Kjerso: Garallin Budor), (French: Lac Garallin) is a freshwater lake located in the state of Popi, Yogania. It is the largest lake in the country, with a surface area of 92000 square kilometers and depth of 322m. The Garallin Lake is part of the Protected Landmarks List of Yogania. The city of Garaltug is located directly next to the lake.

Etymology

The word Garallin comes from Old Yoganian word Garal meaning "water" or "liquid" and the word Bargaaldin meaning "frozen". An accurate translation of the word Garallin would be "frozen water. The lake was first mentioned with that name in a city archive document from 1292 A.D.