Issyk-Kul

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endorheic lake lake mountain lake saline lake

Issyk-Kul is a large, deep, and saline mountain lake in eastern Kyrgyzstan, renowned as one of the world’s largest high-altitude lakes and a major natural landmark of Central Asia.

Aliases (2)

Issyk-Kul Lake ×4
Issyk-Kul Basin ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	endorheic lake → lake → mountain lake → saline lake →
basinCountry	Kyrgyzstan →
country	Kyrgyzstan →
freezesInWinter	false →
hasAverageDepth	approximately 278 meters →
hasClimateInfluenceOn	Issyk-Kul Region →
hasInflow	Jyrgalan River NERFINISHED → Tüp River NERFINISHED → numerous small mountain streams →
hasLength	approximately 182 kilometers →
hasMajorResortTown	Cholpon-Ata →
hasMajorTown	Balykchy → Karakol →
hasMaximumDepth	approximately 668 meters →
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSites	true →
hasNearbyMountainRange	Kungey Alatau → Terskey Alatau →
hasNotableFeature	does not freeze despite high altitude →
hasOutflow	none →
hasRamsarStatus	true →
hasSalinity	about 0.6 percent →
hasSubmergedArchaeologicalRemains	true →
hasSurfaceArea	approximately 6,200 square kilometers →
hasSurfaceElevation	approximately 1,607 meters above sea level →
hasUNESCOBiosphereReserveStatus	true →
hasWaterType	saline →
hasWidth	up to about 60 kilometers →
isAmongLargestHighAltitudeLakes	true →
isEndorheic	true →
isImportantFor	migratory waterbirds →
isMajorNaturalLandmarkOf	Central Asia → Kyrgyzstan →
isMajorTouristDestinationIn	Kyrgyzstan →
isOneOfLargestLakesByArea	true →
locatedIn	eastern Kyrgyzstan →
locatedInRegion	Issyk-Kul Region →
locatedInSubregion	Central Asia →
locatedOnContinent	Asia →
nameLanguage	Kyrgyz →
nameMeaning	warm lake →
partOf	Issyk-Kul Basin →
recognizedAsImportantBirdArea	true →
surroundedBy	Tian Shan mountains →
usedFor	fishing → recreation → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Issyk-Kul Region ("Issyk-Kul Lake") →	contains
Issyk-Kul Region ("Issyk-Kul Lake") →	hasAttraction
Issyk-Kul Region ("Issyk-Kul Lake") →	hasBodyOfWater
Central Asia →	hasMajorLake
Kyrgyzstan →	majorLake
Issyk-Kul Region ("Issyk-Kul Lake") →	namedAfter
Issyk-Kul ("Issyk-Kul Basin") →	partOf