Kandawgyi Lake
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| Kandawgyi Lake ကန်တော်ကြီး |
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| Location | Yangon |
| Coordinates | 16°47′43.75″N 96°9′59.62″E / 16.7954861°N 96.1665611°ECoordinates: 16°47′43.75″N 96°9′59.62″E / 16.7954861°N 96.1665611°E |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | Burma |
| Surface area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Average depth | 45 inches (115 cm) |
| Settlements | Yangon |
Kandawgyi Lake (Burmese: ကန်တော်ကြီး; IPA: [kàndɔ̀tʃí]; literally "great royal lake", formerly Royal Lake), is one of two major lakes in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar). Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the Cantonment (modern-day downtown) of Yangon during British colonial administration.[1][2] It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) in circumference, and has a depth of 20 to 45 inches (50 to 115 cms).[3]
The 150-acre (60.7-hectare) lake is surrounded by the 110-acre (44.5-hectare) Kandawgyi Nature Park[4], and the 69.25-acre (28-hectare) Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, an aquarium and an amusement park[5].
The lake itself is bounded by Natmauk Street to its north and east, Bahan Street to its west, and Kanyeiktha Street to its south. Along the eastern shorelines of the lake is the famous Karaweik, a concrete replica of a Burmese royal barge built in 1972.[6] It houses a buffet restaurant today.
[edit] References
- ^ Codrington, Stephen (2005). Planet Geography. Solid Star Press. ISBN 0-9579-8193-7.
- ^ Transactions of the Seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1892.
- ^ Balfour, Edward (1871). Encyclopædia of India and of eastern and southern Asia. Scottish & Adelphi presses. p. 634.
- ^ "Kandawgyi Garden". http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-yangon/kandawgyi-garden.htm. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ "History of Zoological Gardens (Yangon)". http://www.yangonzoo.com/profile.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Kandawgyi Nature Park". http://myanmartravelinformation.com/mti-yangon/kandawgyigarden.htm. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
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