🌊 Lake Markakol

Kazakhstan · Europe · 1,447 m · 48.75°N, 85.75°E

Lake Markakol is a lake and popular tourist destination in East Kazakhstan. The lake is fed with small rivers and streams. Its coasts are cut up by gulfs. It is the largest lake in the Katonkaragay District of East Kazakhstan Region. Its main outflow is the Kalzhyr, a tributary of the Irtysh. There have been more than 700 species of higher plants recorded in this area.

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Quick facts

Country	Kazakhstan
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	1,447 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	48.75°N, 85.75°E · view on map

Lake Markakol sits at 1,447 m in Kazakhstan, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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