Lake Markakol ( kz, Марқакөл, ''Marqaköl''; russian: озеро Маркаколь, ozero Markakol') is a lake and popular tourist destination in East Kazakhstan. The lake is fed with small rivers and streams. Its coasts are cut up by gulfs. It is the largest lake in the
Katonkaragay District of
East Kazakhstan Region. Its main outflow is the
Kalzhyr, a tributary of the
Irtysh
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'e ...
. There have been more than 700 species of higher plants recorded in this area.
Gallery
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File:Urunkhayka.jpg, The village of Urunkhayka on the east coast of Markakol.
References
Lakes of Kazakhstan
Altai Mountains
East Kazakhstan Region
LMarkakol
South Siberian Mountains
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