Chatyr-Kul
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Lake Chatyr-Kul | |
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Coordinates | |
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.