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Nong Fa Lake or Nongphatom Lake ('Blue Lake') is a volcanic crater lake in the mountains of Sanxay District, Attapeu Province, southeastern Laos, in the Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area, about 12 kilometres from the Vietnamese border. At an elevation of 1154 metres, the maximum depth of the lake is reportedly 78 metres, although locals have claimed that the depth is unknown, having attempted fruitlessly to gauge the depth with bamboo poles.[1]
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| Location | Sanxay District, Attapeu Province, southeastern Laos |
| Coordinates | 15°6′27″N 107°25′28″E |
Lonely Planet describes it as "magical",[2] a beautiful volcanic lake, similar to but larger than Yeak Lorn in Cambodia's Ratanakiri Province. During the Vietnam War it was used by the North Vietnamese as a rest stop for soldiers hurt on the Ho Chi Minh Trail,[3] as well as US pilots recorded it as a navigation point and called it "Dollar Lake" because it was round.[4]
The lake is shrouded in legend, and Laotians refrain from bathing in it because they believe it is inhabited by a giant snake-pig who will devour bathers. The hill tribes in the area say that if you do swim in the waters you will have eternal youth.[4]
References
- "The Secret Lake". Mysinchew.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- Burke, Andrew; Vaisutis, Justine (1 August 2007). Laos. Lonely Planet. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-74104-568-0. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- Bush, Austin; Elliot, Mark; Ray, Nick (1 December 2010). Lonely Planet Laos. Lonely Planet. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-74179-153-2. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- Morris, Virginia; Hills, Clive (2006). A History of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, The Road to Freedom. Orchid Press.
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- [en] Nong Fa Lake
[fr] Lac Nong Fa
Le lac Nong Fa ou lac Nongphatom (litt. lac bleu) est un lac né d'un cratère volcanique situé dans les montagnes du district de Sanxay (en), dans la province d'Attapeu, au sud-est du Laos, dans la zone nationale de conservation de la biodiversité de Dong Ampham (en), à environ 12 kilomètres de la frontière vietnamienne et à 170 d'Attapeu[1] À une altitude de 1154 mètres, la profondeur maximale du lac serait de 78 mètres, bien que les habitants aient affirmé que la profondeur est inconnue, après avoir tenté en vain de mesurer la profondeur avec des perches de bambou.[ru] Фатомклеэн
Фатомклеэн[1] (в переводе «небесное озеро»[2]) — озеро на юго-востоке Лаоса на высоте 1154 м над уровнем моря.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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