Buir Lake
Freshwater lake on the China-Mongolia border
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Buir Lake[a] is a freshwater lake that straddles the border between Mongolia and China. It lies within the Buir Lake Depression. The Chinese city of Hulunbuir is named after both this lake and Hulun Lake, which lies entirely on the Chinese side of the border in Inner Mongolia.[2]
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LocationDornod Province, Mongolia and Hulunbei'er, China
Coordinates47°48′25″N 117°41′32″E
| Buir Lake | |
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Satellite image of Buir Lake | |
  Buir Lake Location within Mongolia | |
| Location | Dornod Province, Mongolia and Hulunbei'er, China |
| Coordinates | 47°48′25″N 117°41′32″E |
Official name | Lake Buir and its surrounding wetlands |
| Designated | 22 March 2004 |
| Reference no. | 1377[1] |
In 1388, Ming forces under Lan Yu won a major victory over the Northern Yuan on the Buir Lake region. Northern Yuan ruler Tögüs Temür tried to escape but was killed shortly afterwards.[3]
Mongolian border guards patrol the lake with a small number of motorboats.[4]
