Karakul

Also known as Kara Kul, Kara-kul, Lake Kara Kul, Lake Kara-kul, Lake Karakul, Karakul Lake, Kara-kul Lake, Kara Kul Lake

lake in Tajikistan

Key facts

Location: Pamir Mountains
Type: Impact crater lake, endorheic
Primary outflows: None
Basin countries: Tajikistan
Max width: 52 km (32 mi)
Surface area: 380 km (150 sq mi)
Average depth: 210 m (690 ft)
Max depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Water volume: 79.8 km (19.1 cu mi)
Surface elevation: 3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Official name: Karakul Lake
Designated: 18 July 2001

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Wikidata facts

Area: 380
Elevation: 3900
Image: Вершина Уртабуз. Вдали - Пик Ленина. Внизу - озеро Каракуль.JPG
Width: 23
Length: 33

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vertical depth: 238

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Karakul or Qarokul (Kyrgyz for "black lake", replacing the older Tajik name Siob; Russian: Каракуль; Tajik: Қарокӯл; Uyghur: قاراكۆل, romanized: Qaraköl, Қаракөл; Kyrgyz: Каракөл) is an endorheic lake, 25 km (16 mi) in diameter, located within a 52 km (32 mi) impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan.

Impact crater