Big Almaty Lake

Big Almaty Lake
Úlken Almaty kólі (Kazakh)
Location of Big Almaty Lake in Kazakhstan.
Location of Big Almaty Lake in Kazakhstan.
Big Almaty Lake
Location of Big Almaty Lake in Kazakhstan.
Location of Big Almaty Lake in Kazakhstan.
Big Almaty Lake
LocationKazakhstan
Coordinates43°03′02″N 76°59′06″E / 43.0506°N 76.9850°E / 43.0506; 76.9850
Typelake
River sourcesBig Almaty river
Max. length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width0.75–1 km (0.47–0.62 mi)
SettlementsAlmaty

Big Almaty Lake (Kazakh: Үлкен Алматы көлі, romanizedÜlken Almaty kölı; Russian: Большое Алматинское Озеро) is natural alpine reservoir. It is located in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, 15 km south from the center of Almaty in Kazakhstan.[1] The lake is 2511 meters above sea level.

  1. ^ "Official tourism website of Kazakhstan". visitkazakhstan.kz.