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Lake · Tajikistan

Karakul

Karakul
Photo: БорисМир · CC BY-SA 4.0

Karakul is a high-altitude lake in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, at 3,900 m, formed in a meteorite impact crater according to one hypothesis. It is salty and surrounded by bare mountains. Travellers see it on the Pamir Highway between Murghab and Kyrgyzstan.

Elevation
3,900 m
Coordinates
39.0400° N, 73.4200° E
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