Chatyr-Kul

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Lake Chatyr-Kul
Coordinates 40°37′N 75°18′ECoordinates: 40°37′N 75°18′E
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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