Lake Akkol

Akkol
Ақкөл
Akkol is located in Kazakhstan
Akkol
Akkol
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationTalas District
Coordinates43°24′11″N 70°41′13″E / 43.403°N 70.687°E / 43.403; 70.687
Primary inflowsAsa
Primary outflowsAsa
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length14 kilometers (8.7 mi)
Max. width7.6 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Surface area52 square kilometers (20 sq mi)
Average depth3 meters (9.8 ft)
Max. depth5 meters (16 ft)
Surface elevation397 meters (1,302 ft)

Akkol is a lake in the Talas District, Zhambyl Region, southern Kazakhstan.

It is located close to the southwest of Akkol village. In the summer, the lakeshores are a vacationing spot.[1][2]

There are two ways to translate the toponym: most often its meaning is "white lake" in the Kazakh language.[3]

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  3. ^ A. P. Gorbunov Mountains Of Central Asia. Explanatory dictionary of geographical names and terms. Almaty, 2006