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Lake Markakol Марқакөл

Lake Markakol Марқакөл Show map of Kazakhstan Lake Markakol Марқакөл Show map of Asia
Map of the area
Coordinates	48°45′N 85°45′E / 48.750°N 85.750°E / 48.750; 85.750
Primary outflows	Kalzhyr
Basin countries	Kazakhstan

Max. length	19 km (12 mi)
Max. width	38 km (24 mi)
Surface area	455 km² (176 sq mi)
Average depth	14 m (46 ft)
Max. depth	30 m (98 ft)
Shore length¹	~ 100 km (62 mi)
Surface elevation	1,447 m (4,747 ft)
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Markakol (Kazakh: 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. There have been more than 700 species of higher plants recorded in this area.^[1]

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The village of Urunkhayka on the east coast of Markakol.

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^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

v t e East Kazakhstan Region
Capital: Oskemen
Districts	Altai Glubokoye Katonkaragay Kurshim Markakol Samar Shemonaikha Tarbagatay Ulan Ulken Naryn Zaysan
Major cities	Altai Ridder Shar Serebryansk Shemonaikha Zaysan

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