Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul or Ysyk-Köl is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tianshan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan, just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleventh-largest lake in the world by volume, the deepest lake whose deepest point is above sea level, and the third-largest saline lake. Alt…
Issyk-Kul or Ysyk-Köl is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tianshan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan, just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleventh-largest lake in the world by volume, the deepest lake whose deepest point is above sea level, and the third-largest saline lake. Although it is located at a lofty elevation of 1,607 metres and subject to severe cold during winter, it rarely freezes over due to high salinity, hence its name, which in the Kyrgyz language means "warm lake".
  • Lake type: Ancient lake, Endorheic · Mountain lake · Monomictic
  • Primary inflows: Glaciers
  • Primary outflows: Evaporation
  • Catchment area: 15,844 square kilometres (6,117 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Kyrgyzstan
  • Max. length: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
  • Max. width: 60.1 kilometres (37.3 mi)

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