Sea Eye Lake
| Lake Mushyl, Morskoy Glaz | |
|---|---|
 Sea Eye from the top of nearby hill | |
  Lake Mushyl, Morskoy Glaz | |
| Location | Mari El |
| Coordinates | 56°09′44″N 48°45′37″E / 56.16219°N 48.76024°E |
| Type | Karst |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Average depth | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Max. depth | 38.5 m (126 ft)[1]/42.4 m (139 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | shrinking |
| Islands | no |
| Settlements | Shariboksad |
The Mushyl lake (Mari: Мӱшыл йер, Müšyl Jer), nicknamed the Sea Eye (Russian: Морской Глаз, Morskoy Glaz) is a minor karst lake in Shariboksad, Volzhsky District, Mari El, Russia. Located at the foot of the hill its bright green water is extremely deep (38.5 m) compared to the surface area (45x50 m).
Etymology
Müšyl ([myʃəl], Mari: Мӱшыл) means crater in the Mari language.[3] In early documents it was known only by its Mari name, written in the Russian text with Mari diacritics.[4] Later, Russian-speaking tourists were inspired by the sea-like colour of the water to give it the more poetic Russian name.
Popular culture
According to Mari legend, a wedding procession fell into the Sea Eye and died when it suddenly appeared in an eruption.[5]
The lake has become popular with tourists.
References
- ^ "Информационный ресурс Республики Марий Эл "12rus.ru" :: Характеристика озера Морской глаз".
- ^ "Морской глаз". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ Команда Кочующие, Озеро Морской Глаз - Мушыл
- ^ Агроклиматический справочник по Марийской АССР, 1961
- ^ "Легенды". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-12-10.