Lake Shira
Lake Shira is a meromictic lake, located in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia. The lake covers an area of 39.5 km2 in a steppe landscape in the Minusinsk Hollow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Salexey, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhemchuzhnyy.
Zhemchuzhnyy
Village
Photo: Salexey, Public domain.
Zhemchuzhnyy is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Lake Shira.
Lake Shira
- Type: Salt lake
- Description: meromictic lake
- Categories: meromictic lake and body of water
- Location: Khakassia, Western Siberia, Siberia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Shira from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Lake Shira” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Шыра”
- Cebuano: “Ozero Shira”
- Chinese: “希拉湖”
- Chuvash: “Шира”
- Czech: “Šira”
- Dutch: “Sjira”
- German: “Schirasee”
- Lithuanian: “Šira”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sjirasjøen”
- Persian: “دریاچه شیرا”
- Russian: “Озеро Шира”
- Russian: “Шира”
- Serbian: “Шира”
- Turkish: “Şira Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Шира”
- Welsh: “Llyn Shira”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ozero Shira and Zhemchuzhnyy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shira and Ozero Itkol’.
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