Chatyr-Kul
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| Lake Chatyr-Kul | |
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| Lake type | Endorheic Mountain lake |
| Primary inflows | Glaciers |
| Primary outflows | Evaporation |
| Basin countries | Kyrgyzstan |
| Surface area | 181 km² |
| Max. depth | 16 m |
| Water volume | 0.62 km³ |
| Shore length1 | 58 km |
| Surface elevation | 3,500 m |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Chatyr-Kul (also Chatyr Köl, Chatyrkol, Kyrgyz: Чатыркөл) is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in southern Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the Ak Sar valley near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China. The name of the lake means “Celestial Lake” in Kyrgyz.
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