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Chatyr-Kul edit
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| Lake Chatyr-Kul | |
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| Coordinates | 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 Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the Ak Say valley(a high plateau where yaks graze in the summer) near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China. The name of the lake means “Celestial Lake” in Kyrgyz. It is part of the Chatyr-Kul Zoological Preserve.