The largest lake in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia — Issyk-Kul. The total volume of water of the Issyk-Kul lake — 1738 km2, its average depth-278 m, maximum depth-668 m, the coastline stretches for 688 km, the length of the largest lake of Kyrgyzstan from the North to the South — 58 km, and from West to East is 182 km away.
Lake Issyk-Kul located at an altitude of 1609 m above sea level between the ridges of the Northern Tien-Shan: Terskey Ala-too and Kungei Ala-too. Issyk-Kul is one of the largest mountain lakes in the world.
The largest lake of Kyrgyzstan is powered by water more than eighty rivers, but none of them carries its water back, so the water in the lake is salty (salinity — 5,90%). The ancient name of the lake — “ACE-Kul” — «Salty lake” speaks for itself, the water here is not potable. The present name of the lake — “Issyk-Kul lake” is translated from Kyrgyz as the “Hot lake”. It is also logical — the lake never freezes (even in the depths of winter and severe frosts), due to the considerable depth of the water does not become completely cool. In July and August, the water warms up to +18−20°, and in winter cools to + 4,2−5,0°.
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Lakes located in the U.S.
The most famous lakes in the US – this is the Great lakes, which are connected by the Straits and rivers. The area of these lakes exceeds 245 thousand square kilometers, water volume is more than 22 thousand square kilometers. The great lakes are for the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes. The surface of the lake is from all of the world’s surface fresh water and 21 %. The people of the shores of these lakes received the name “third coast”, after the Pacific and Atlantic. Average lake depth exceeds the depth of the Baltic sea and the North sea.
The system of the Great lakes is the great lakes, in the amount of five pieces, and many smaller ones. The lakes are small Islands, which amounts to thirty five thousand. The largest freshwater lake in the world is Lake superior. The second largest of all the Great lakes is lake Huron. Lake Michigan ’ s fourth largest freshwater lake. The tenth largest freshwater lake– Erie. The smallest largest lake system in the Great lakes – Ontario. Great lakes shipping industry actively developed. The goods are transported by special courts, called “brown truck” or “serniki”, the length of which can reach three hundred meters. They are the largest Continue reading
The Chany Lake. which is located in the Novosibirsk region and is the largest lake in Western Siberia, once again nearly dried up and lost fish. It was visited by correspondents of the NHS.NEWS Vladimir Itkin and Tatiana Krivenko. Offer readers IA “Amitel” to find material counterparts.
A year ago due to alcohol intoxication local fishermen in Siberia was rocked by the sensation: in the Chany lake lives a monster. Another sensation brewing for 400 years: the Vats dry. At the end of the XVIII century the lake area reached 12 thousand square km, and now a little over 2 thousand sq. km. of Guilt of the person is not here, the lake is not fed by underground springs, and its depth, the average component is slightly less than 2 meters, is governed solely by precipitation, which in the last century was here a lot less. The water level did not fall, in the 1970s a substantial part of the lake (700 sq km) separated by a dam, and for 40 years the cordoned area, called Udinsky Plyos. turned into a grassy wasteland.
When we look at the map, Vats seem to be a magical place. Its coast is indented by peninsulas long — manes, which appeared at the end of the ice age by winds. Hearing pleasing names: Monkey island, Continue reading