Lake Nemrut

Lake Nemrut
Nemrut Caldera (Nemrut Kalderası)
Nemrut Gölü (Turkish)
The lake viewed from the caldera rim
Lake Nemrut is located in Turkey
Lake Nemrut
Lake Nemrut
Location of Lake Nemrut in Turkey.
LocationTatvan, Bitlis Province, Turkey
Coordinates38°38′16″N 42°14′19″E / 38.63778°N 42.23861°E / 38.63778; 42.23861
Lake typeCrater
Basin countriesTurkey
Max. length4.9 km (3.0 mi)
Max. width2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Surface area12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Average depth140 m (460 ft)
Max. depth176 m (577 ft)
Water volume1.73 km3 (0.42 cu mi)
Surface elevation2,247 m (7,372 ft)
References[1]
Official nameNemrut Caldera
Designated17 April 2013
Reference no.2145[2]

Lake Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Gölü; Armenian: Նեմրութ, Kurdish: Gola Nemrûdê) is a freshwater crater lake in Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey. It is part of Nemrut Caldera (Turkish: Nemrut Kalderası), a volcanic caldera atop Volcano Nemrut.

View of Lake Nemrut from the air. Bilican Mountains are also visible in the background.

The government of Turkey has named as its 14th Wetland of International Importance the Nemrut Caldera (4,589 hectares). With its structural morphology that is unique in Turkey, the site qualifies for the Ramsar List under Criterion 1 on "representative, rare, or unique examples of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region".

  1. ^ Özpeker I. Nemrut Yanardağinin petrojenezi // Ofset Baski Atölyesi, ITÜ Maden Fak., № 3/14, 1973
  2. ^ "Nemrut Caldera". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.