Lake Furen

Lake Furen
Lake Furen
Location of the lake in Japan.
Location of the lake in Japan.
Lake Furen
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates43°18′N 145°21′E / 43.300°N 145.350°E / 43.300; 145.350
Typebrackish lake
Designations
Official nameFuren-ko and Shunkuni-tai
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1542[1]

Fūren-ko (風蓮湖) is a brackish lake near Nemuro in Hokkaidō, Japan. The wetlands of Lake Furen and the shunkuni-tai (春国岱) dunes have been designated a Ramsar Site.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Japan". Ramsar. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Furen-ko & Shunkuni-tai" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.