作品名称：Country of Mountain Lakes
作者：TUMARBEK UULU AITENIR
所在学校：KYRGYZ RUSSIAN SLAVIC UNIVERSITY
Kyrgyzstan is a country not only of mountains, but also of mountain lakes: there are about 2,000 reservoirs of various origins on its territory. Some of them are not inferior in size to small seas, while others, due to their small area, are not even mapped. Most of the lakes are alpine and lie at an altitude of 2500 to 4000 meters above sea level, representing small reservoirs of glacial or dam origin. One of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Sary-Chelek, is located at the foot of the Chatkal mountain range at an altitude of 1873 meters. It was formed as a result of a strong earthquake. In terms of depth, Sary-Chelek is the third in Central Asia and the second in Kyrgyzstan.