Wooden Boy (Mongolian: Далайн-Модон-Хуйс, romanized: Dalain-Modon-Khuis, lit. 'Forest navel in the sea') is a small island in Khövsgöl Lake, Mongolia.[1] The island is roughly elliptical, measuring 3 km east–west and 2 km north–south. It is located about 11 km from the lake's eastern shore, and 50 km north of the town of Hatgal.[1]
The island rises out of the lake as a rounded bulge, reaching 174 m above the water surface. It is uninhabited and mostly covered by dense deciduous forest. There are claims that a lamasery existed on the island in the 1920s, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1986.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wooden Boy / Dalan Modon Khuis Island". Google Maps, accessed on 2019-05-24.
- ^ "остров Далайн-Модон-Хуйс" Природа Байкала (Baikal Nature) website, accessed on 2019-05-24
- ^ Sergei Volkov / Vladimir Ilyich Potapov: "Остров Далайн Модон Хуйс Арал" Путешествия по Монголии (Travels in Mongolia) website, accessed on 2019-05-24.
- ^ E. M. Murzaev (1973): Years of Search in Asia. Cited by V. I. Potapov.
50°58′42″N 100°30′23″E / 50.978306°N 100.506472°E
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