Lake Shinji
| Lake Shinji | |
|---|---|
View from Matsue Castle | |
Lake Shinji | |
| Location | Shimane Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°27′N 132°58′E / 35.450°N 132.967°E |
| Type | Brackish, lagoon |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Official name | Shinji-ko |
| Designated | 8 November 2005 |
| Reference no. | 1556[1] |
Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a brackish coastal lagoon[2] in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. It is considered to be the seventh largest lake in Japan, with a circumference of 48 kilometres (30 mi). It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively. 7,652 ha (18,910 acres) of wetland are a Ramsar Site.[3]
References
- ^ "Shinji-ko". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Kamiya, Hiroshi; Sugahara, Shogo; Saga, Yuki; [in Japanese]; Sato, Sachiko; Nojiri, Yukari; Esumi, Toshiaki; Kishi, Masashi; Fujihara, Atsuo; Godo, Toshiyuki; Ohshiro, Hitoshi (5 March 2015). "Nitrogen mass balance and river concentration dependence in the stock in brackish Lake Shinji". Japanese Journal of Limnology (Rikusuigaku Zasshi). 77 (1): 47–54. ISSN 1882-4897.
- ^ "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Shinji-ko" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.