Chatyrköl

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Chatyrköl
атыркөл
Chatyr kul lake.JPG
Geographical location Naryn ( Kyrgyzstan )
Tributaries Kökaigyr
Drain drainless
Location close to the shore Atbashi , Naryn
Data
Coordinates 40 ° 38 ′  N , 75 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 38 ′  N , 75 ° 16 ′  E
Chatyrköl (Kyrgyzstan)
Chatyrköl
Altitude above sea level 3520  m
surface 170.6 km²
length 23 km
width 10 km
volume 850 million m³dep1
Maximum depth 19 m
Middle deep 5 m
Catchment area 1050 km²
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The Chatyrköl ( Kyrgyz Чатыркөл ) is an outflow-free lake in the Central Asian highlands in the south of Kyrgyzstan .

The Chatyrköl has an area of ​​170.6 km² and lies at an altitude of 3520  m . In recent years the water level has fallen and the water surface has decreased accordingly. Its maximum depth is given as 19 m. The mean depth is 5 m. The Chatyrköl lies in a depression between the Atbashi mountain range in the north and the more than 4500  m high mountain range of the Torugart Mountains in the south. East of the Chatyrköl is the Aksaital , which belongs to the Toxkan catchment area .

The Chatyrköl and the Torugart Mountains

The lake is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The Kökaigyr , which flows into the northeastern bank, is one of the main tributaries of the lake. Due to the lack of runoff, the lake is slightly salty. The lake surface freezes between October and the end of April. The ice thickness is usually 0.25–1.5 m.

The next larger town is Atbaschy, about 100 km away . The Torugart Pass south of the lake forms an access point from China .

The lake is considered an important location in terms of global biodiversity and has been on the Ramsar list since 2005 .

Web links

Commons : Chatyrköl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d welcome.kg - Information portal: Lakes in Kyrgyzstan
  2. Article Chatyrköl in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D121609~2a%3D~2b%3DTschatyrk%C3%B6l
  3. List of wetlands according to the Ramsar Convention (PDF; 1.0 MB) page 43