Turquoise Lake
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Turquoise Lake Vandaztun Vena |
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Drain | Mulchatna River | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 47 '22 " N , 153 ° 56' 58" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 763 m | |
| surface | 13.3 km² | |
| length | 7.5 km | |
| width | 2.3 km | |
| scope | 19 km | |
The Turquoise Lake is a lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Southwest Alaska (USA). The name ( turquoise , English for "turquoise") is derived from the color of the glacier-fed lake. The lake is one of the main attractions of the national park.
geography
The 763 m high lake of glacial origin lies on the western flank of the Neacola Mountains , a glaciated mountain range in the extreme north of the Aleutian chain . The 13.3 km² lake measures 7.5 km in a west-east direction. The maximum sea width is 2.3 km. Turquoise Lake is fed by meltwater from a smaller glacier on the southern flank of Telaquana Mountain . At the western end, the lake is drained by the Mulchatna River , the origin of which the lake forms.