Karakul Lake
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Karakul Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in China’s Xinjiang region, famed for its striking turquoise waters set against snow-capped Pamir Mountains.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| access | reachable from Kashgar by road ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| category |
Glacial lakes of China
ⓘ
Lakes of Xinjiang ⓘ Tourist attractions in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| climate | cold highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 190 km from Kashgar ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3600 m above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsNearby |
Kyrgyz people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tajik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
seasonal ice cover in winter
ⓘ
strong solar radiation due to altitude ⓘ surrounded by barren high-altitude steppe ⓘ |
| formation | glacial origin ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Karakul village ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reflection of snow-capped mountains
ⓘ
scenic high-altitude landscape ⓘ turquoise waters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kashgar Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ western China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Karakoram Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainView |
Kongur Tagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muztagh Ata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Black Lake in local Turkic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographicSubject |
reflections of Muztagh Ata
ⓘ
sunrise and sunset over Pamir peaks ⓘ |
| region | Pamir Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
nature tourism destination
ⓘ
photography spot ⓘ trekking destination ⓘ |
| usedFor | pastoral grazing in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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