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Site Description
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This caldera lake is the largest and deepest (up to 450 m) lake in S.E. Asia. The surrounding steep peaks and slopes (up to 2150 m) are presumably of volcanic origin. A large island is situated in the centre of the lake. There is no riverine input; water supply is by rainfall. An outlet river flows north-east to Tanjung Balige. Area is approximately 112,970 hectares according to Giesen (pers comm 1992). |
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Site Location |
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Lake Danau is 174 km south of Medan in central North Sumatra. Main and provincial roadway surrounds the lake, and the island, Pulau Samosir, is accessible by vehicle from the western side of the mainland. Provincial roadway also runs the perimeter of the island. |
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| | List of Birds (4 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
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| Charadrius dubius | | | | Haliaeetus leucogaster | | App II | | Haliastur indus | | App II | | Pluvialis fulva | | |
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| | List of Mamal (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Fish (15 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
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| Aplocheilus panchax | | | | Barbodes gonionotus | | | | Channa gachua | | | | Channa striata | | | | Clarias batrachus | | | | Clarias nieuhofi | | | | Cyprinus carpio | | | | Lebistes reticulatus | | | | Nemacheilus fasciatus | | | | Oreochromis mossambicus | | | | Osphronemus goramy | | | | Osteochilus hasseltii | | | | Puntius binotatus | | | | Rasbora jacobsoni | | | | Trichogaster trichopterus | | |
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| | List of Crustaseans (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Mollusk (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Fish (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Reptile (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Vegetation (15 species) | |
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| Eichhornia crassipes | | | | Eupatorium odoratum | | | | Ipomoea aquatica | | | | Ludwigia adscendens | | | | Mimosa pigra | | | | Myriophyllum spicatum | | | | Nelumbo nucifera | | | | Nymphaea pubescens | | | | Panicum repens | | | | Phragmites karka | | | | Polygonum barbatum | | | | Polygonum pulchrum | | | | Potamogeton malaianum | | | | Scirpus grossus | | | | Stachytarpheta indica | | |
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