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Khövsgöl Lake is a deep rift lake located in northern Mongolia, formed by the Earth's crust pulling apart rather than by glaciers or other common lake-formation processes. The lake is important as one of Mongolia's largest freshwater bodies and a significant feature of the region's geography and ecosystem.
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Lake Khövsgöl (Mongolian: Хөвсгөл нуур), also referred to as Khövsgöl Sea (Хөвсгөл далай), is a lake in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. It is the largest freshwater lake in the country by volume, and the second largest by area after Uvs Lake. It is nicknamed "Mother Sea" (Далай ээж, Dalai eej) in Mongolian.
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