Lake Lama () is a large freshwater lake (of tectonic origin) in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia.

Geography Lake Lama is located in the Putorana Plateau area at , 140 km east off the city of Norilsk, and has an area of 318 km² (other sources state 460 km²). It is 80 km long and up to 8 km wide with a depth ranging from 300 to 600 m. Lake Lama is connected with ("Lake Shallow") by the .Bochkarev, B. "Lake Lama near Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia", Siberian Wonders, 30 Aug 2011. Retrieved 23 Oct 2014.

The lake was surveyed and described for the first time by Russian scientist Nikolay Urvantsev and his colleague Bazanov during an expedition in 1921.

Origin of the name The hydronym Lama comes from Tungusic word laamu where it mean sea, ocean, big water.

There was no lake named Lama on the map of Russian Asia published in 1911 by the of the Russian Empire. The lake was pictured very approximately and was named Davydovo.

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See also List of lakes of Russia

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