Lake
Ak-Balyk lake
- Place type
- Lake
- Elevation
- 3896 m
Field notes
The field account
The small Ak-Balyk lake, about ten km from the village of Alichur is at an altitude of 3896 meters on the edge of the "highway" M-41 and the Gunt river. In the Kyrgyz language, "Ak" means "white" and "Balyk" means "fish". Local shepherds say that we have never been able to measure the depth of this lake.
Map margin
Where it sits
Visual field notes
A closer look
