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Salicornia grass in the lake
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  Lake Notoro
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| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Coordinates | 44°4′N 144°9′E / 44.067°N 144.150°E / 44.067; 144.150 |
| Primary outflows | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Surface area | 58 km2 (14,000 acres) |
| Settlements | Abashiri |
Lake Notoro (能取湖, Notoro-ko / Notori-ko), also Lake NotoriorNotoro Lagoon,[1] is a coastal lagoon by the northern shore of Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] It is included in Abashiri Quasi-National Park.
It is the 13th-largest lake in Japan. It is about 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Lake Abashiri and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Lake Saroma (also a coastal lagoon).
To the NW of Lake Abashiri lie the Notoro Lagoon (32 km in circumference and 58 sq km in area) and the Saroma Lagoon (72 km in circumference and 149 sq km in area).
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Lakes in Japan
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| Hokkaido region |
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| Tōhoku region |
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| Kantō region |
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| Chūbu region |
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| Kansai region |
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| San'in region |
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