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Lake Towuti

Coordinates: 2°45′0″S 121°30′0″E / 2.75000°S 121.50000°E / -2.75000; 121.50000
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Lake Towuti
StandortSouth Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates2°45′0″S 121°30′0″E / 2.75000°S 121.50000°E / -2.75000; 121.50000
TypTectonic
Basin countriesIndonesien
Surface area561.1 km²
Max. depth203 m
Surface elevation293 m
Lake Towuti in 1930

Lake Towuti (Indonesian: Danau Towuti) is a lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesien. It is located at 2°45′0″S 121°30′0″E / 2.75000°S 121.50000°E / -2.75000; 121.50000. Surrounded by mountains, it is the largest lake of the island of Sulawesi and one of the five lakes of the Malili Lake system (the other being Matano, and the small Mahalona, Masapi and Wawantoa).[1] A river flows from the lake to the Boni Bay. The town Laronda is located on its shore.

See also

References

  1. ^ Gray, S.M., and J.S. McKinnon (2006). A comparative description of mating behaviour in the endemic telmatherinid fishes of Sulawesi's Malili Lakes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 75: 471–482