Karabatkak Lake

Jeti-Ögüz
Kyrgyzstan

Contained in place
Type
-- Lake Body of Water
Geolocation
POINT (78.26955434 42.16026397)
Description

A small mountain glaciar lake in the Karabatkak valley on the foot of the Karabatkak glacier and the Kashkator peak. The lake glacier is the subject of studies on global warming. 

The glacier is retreating 5 to 6 meters per year. On the shore of the lake, there is a small hut where several measuring devices are installed. The lake is just over 7km from Chong Kyzyl Suu geophysical station.

Elevation
3278 m
Place Type
DMO
DMO Community
Landscape zone