Markakol
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| Markakol | ||
| Geographical location | East Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan ) | |
| Drain | Qalschyr → Irtysh | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 85 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1449 m | |
| surface | 449 km² | |
| length | 38 km | |
| width | 19 km | |
| scope | 100 km | |
| Maximum depth | 30 m | |
| Middle deep | 14 m | |
The Markakol ( Kazakh Маркаколь көлі ; Russian озеро Маркаколь ) is a lake in the East Kazakhstan Region in Kazakhstan .
The lake is located in the east of the country not far from the border with China. Markakol is at an altitude of 1449 m above sea level. The lake is 449 square kilometers and the maximum depth is 30 meters. The Qalschyr drains the lake on its west bank and flows southwest to the Irtysh .
A 57 km long road connects the place Urunchaika on the east bank of the lake over the Altaiski pass and the Burchat pass (2142 m) with the place Tschingistai in the north. It was built by Austrian prisoners of war in 1916/17. These were captured as part of the Brusilov Offensive in World War I in June 1916 and brought to Kazakhstan (then: the General Government of Turkestan ). It is called Österreicherstraße and is hardly passable anymore.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Article Markakol in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ^ Edda Schlager: Kazakhstan: The street of the Austrian prisoners . In: The press . 22nd August 2014
- ^ Lana Berndl: The road of the Austrians at the end of the world . In: The Standard . February 8, 2015, p. 11.