Fun fact 4 about Issyk-Kul
lake
The first nature reserve in Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul State Reserve, was established in 1948.
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
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lake
Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
Area
6,236 km²
Max depth
668 m
Countries
Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul or Ysyk-Köl is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan—just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleventh-largest lake in the world by volume, and the second-largest saline lake.
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