East Asia
Japan
Hokkaido

Lake Akan

Lake Akan is a lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, . It is located in Akan National Park and is a Ramsar Site.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
  • Also known as: “Akan Ko” and “Akan-ko”
Photo: Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: コムケ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Churui island.

Island
Photo: ブルーノ・プラス, CC BY 4.0.

Lake Akan

Latitude
43.45348° or 43° 27′ 13″ north
Longitude
144.10218° or 144° 6′ 8″ east
Elevation
418 metres (1,371 feet)
Open location code
8RM6F432+9V
Geo­Names ID
2130685
Wiki­data ID
Q429402
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Akan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Lake Akan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ական լիճ”
  • Burmese: “အခန်ကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Akan-ko”
  • Chinese: “阿寒湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اكان”
  • Estonian: “Akani järv”
  • French: “lac Akan”
  • French: “Lac Akan”
  • Georgian: “აკანის ტბა”
  • German: “Akan”
  • Italian: “lago Akan”
  • Italian: “Lago Akan”
  • Japanese: “あかんこ”
  • Japanese: “アカンコ”
  • Japanese: “阿寒湖”
  • Korean: “아칸호”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akansjøen”
  • Norwegian: “Akansjøen”
  • Polish: “Akan-ko”
  • Polish: “Akan”
  • Polish: “jezioro Akan”
  • Russian: “Акан (озеро, Япония)”
  • Russian: “Акан”
  • Serbian: “Језеро Акан”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Akan”
  • Swedish: “Akansjön”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบอากัง”
  • Turkish: “Akan Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Акан (озеро)”
  • Ukrainian: “Акан”
  • Venetian: “lago Akan”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Akan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Akanchō-akanko-onsen and Akankohan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ō Saki and Yaitai Jima.

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