Lake Khanka

English Etymology en ru о́зеро Ха́нка Pronunciation khän′kəKhanka, Lake, or Lake Hanka 936 3 Khanka, Lake, or Lake Hanka (both: khän′ku̇), Chinese Hsing-k’ai Hu (shĭng′kī′ ho͞o′), Proper noun Lake Khanka en lake on the border between county-level city/Mishan prefecture-level city/Jixi province/Heilongjiang c/China and krai/Primorsky Krai c/Russia. en 1898 Gold and Silver w:Richard P. Rothwell The Mineral Industry, its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1897. VI https://archive.org/details/gri_33125014726752/ New York; London The Scientific Publishing Company 41054434 280 https://archive.org/details/gri_33125014726752/page/280/ More recently, Colonel Pontiata, a Russian explorer, reported the existence of rich alluvial deposits on the Morena, not far from Lake Khanka. The Morena is in the extreme eastern portion of Manchuria and is a tributary of the Oussouri. en 1951 Theodore Shabad Soviet Far East Geography of the USSR; A Regional Survey https://archive.org/details/geographyofussrr0000shab/ New York w:Columbia University Press 633582167 313 https://archive.org/details/geographyofussrr0000shab/page/313/ While deciduous forests form the dominant type of vegetation, considerable areas are covered by the so-called Amur steppes, located in the Amur region, along the lower Amur River, and around Lake Khanka. en 1965 Lake Khanka Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Rivers and Lakes https://archive.org/details/standardencyclop0000gres/ New York w:G. P. Putnam's Sons 65-17523 6940702 136 https://archive.org/details/standardencyclop0000gres/page/136/ 1 Lake Khanka (or Hanka), called by the Chinese Hsing-K’ai-Hu, lies on the border between eastern Manchuria and the extreme southern panhandle of the Soviet Far East known as the Maritime Kray. en APRIL 28, 2010 Nick Mulvenney Fearless Zhang aims to eat and sleep in 40-hour swim Patrick Johnston https://web.archive.org/web/20220731225755/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-swimming-china-endurance-idUKTRE63R0FU20100428 31 July 2022 w:Reuters Chinese endurance swimmer Zhang Jie is aiming to learn how to sleep and eat on the go before attempting a record 40-hour open water marathon across Lake Khanka in August. en April 28, 2021 David Strege Siberian tiger attacks car, runs over farmer in scary encounters https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161543/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/04/siberian-tiger-attacks-car-runs-over-farmer-in-frightening-video 28 April 2021 w:USA Today 0734-7456 658972642 A Siberian tiger that wandered into a Russian village from China was videotaped attacking a car, terrifying its occupants, and then literally running over a female farmer as villagers attempted to scare it away from the area.The incident occurred in the village of Turiy Rog in the Russian province of PrimaryPrimorsky/Primorye on the northwestern shore of Lake Khanka. en Translations lake Chinese: Cantonese: yue 興凱湖 Mandarin: cmn 興凱湖 Xīngkǎi Hú Japanese: ja Russian: ru о́зеро Ха́нка References Further reading en 1998 Khanka, Lake Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1546 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1546/ 3 Also L. Hanka. en Places in Russia