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{{Short description|Lake in Akto County, Xinjiang, China}} |
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| name = Karakul |
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| image = Mt Kongur Lake Karakul Xinjiang China.jpg |
| image = Mt Kongur Lake Karakul Xinjiang China.jpg |
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| location = [[Xinjiang]] |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Karakul lake within the greater [[Pamir Mountains|Pamir]] region |
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The '''Karakul''' or '''Karakuli''' ({{ |
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| ⚫ | The '''Karakul''' or '''Karakuli''' ({{lang-ug|قاراكۆل|translit=Qaraköl}}, {{lang|ug-Cyrl|Қаракөл}}; {{lang-ky|Каракөл}}; {{lang-tg|Қарокӯл}}; {{lang-ru|Каракуль}}, lit. "black lake"),<ref>Bonavia (2004), p. 348.</ref> is a [[lake]] located 196 km southwest of [[Kashgar]],<ref>Bonavia (2004), p. 337.</ref> [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]] of [[China]]. It is located in [[Akto County]], [[Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture]] on the [[Karakoram Highway]], before reaching [[Tashkurgan]], the [[Khunjerab Pass]] on the China - Pakistan border and [[Sust|Sost]] in [[Pakistan]]. |
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At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the [[Pamir Mountains|Pamir]], [[Tian Shan]] and [[Kunlun Mountains|Kunlun]] mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the [[Muztagh Ata]] (7,546 m), [[Kongur Tagh]] (7,649 m) and [[Kongur Tiube]] (7,530 m). The meltwater from the nearby Muztagh Ata glaciers profoundly influences the lake water and sediment chemistry.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aichner |first1=Bernhard |last2=Feakins |first2=Sarah. J. |last3=Lee |first3=Jung-Eun |last4=Herzschuh |first4=Ulrike |last5=Liu |first5=Xingqi |title=High-resolution leaf wax carbon and hydrogen isotopic record of the late Holocene paleoclimate in arid Central Asia |journal=Climate of the Past |date=2015 |volume=11 |pages=619-633 |doi=10.5194/cp-11-619-2015 |url=https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/11/619/2015/|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Xingqi |last2=Herzschuh |first2=Ulrike |last3=Wang |first3=Yongbo |last4=Kuhn |first4=Gerhard |last5=Yu |first5=Zhitong |title=Glacier fluctuations of Muztagh Ata and temperature changes during the late Holocene in westernmost Tibetan Plateau, based on glaciolacustrine sediment records|journal=Geophysical Research Letters |date=2014 |volume=41 |issue=17 |pages=6265–6273 |doi=10.1002/2014GL060444|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The lake is popular among travellers for its scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue.{{fact|date=January 2019}} There are two [[Kyrgyz people|Kirgiz]] settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores. |
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==Footnotes== |
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[[Category: Lakes of Xinjiang]] |
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[[Category: Lakes of China]] |
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| Karakul | |
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  Karakul lake Location of the Karakul lake within the greater Pamir region | |
| Location | Xinjiang |
| Coordinates | 38°26′44″N 75°03′13″E / 38.44556°N 75.05361°E / 38.44556; 75.05361 |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 3,645 m (11,959 ft) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 喀拉庫勒湖 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 喀拉库勒湖 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 喀拉湖 | ||||||
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| Kirghiz | Қарoкул | ||||||
The KarakulorKarakuli (Uyghur: قاراكۆل, romanized: Qaraköl, Қаракөл; Kyrgyz: Каракөл; Tajik: Қарокӯл; Russian: Каракуль, lit. "black lake"),[1] is a lake located 196 km southwest of Kashgar,[2] Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionofChina. It is located in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and SostinPakistan.
At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m). The meltwater from the nearby Muztagh Ata glaciers profoundly influences the lake water and sediment chemistry.[3][4]
The lake is popular among travellers for its scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue.[citation needed] There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.
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