Ake Kule Lake

Ake Kule Lake
Ake Kule Lake
阿克库勒湖 (Chinese); Aq kol (White lake) (Kazakh);
	Sentinel-2 image (2021)
	Ake Kule Lake Location within Dzungaria
Location	Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Coordinates	49°02′53″N 87°34′05″E / 49.048°N 87.568°E
Type	Lake
Primary inflows	Kanas River
Primary outflows	Kanas River
Surface area	4.43 square kilometers (1.71 sq mi)

Ake Kule Lake (Chinese: 阿克库勒湖; pinyin: Ākèkùlēi hú) is a lake in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, close to the borders of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. It measures approximately 4.43 square kilometers (1.71 sq mi) in area.^[1]

The lake is situated on the Kanas River in Altai highland. It has formed behind the moraine left by the glacier which formerly occupied this part of the Kanas River valley and has receded after the end of the quaternary glaciation period.^[2]

References

↑ "中国湖泊基本情况(分湖泊)数据库" [Basic Statistics on Chinese Lakes] (in Chinese). Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ Zhao, Jingdong; Yin, Xiufeng; Harbor, Jonathan M.; Lai, Zhongping; Liu, Shiyin; Li, Zhongqin (2013). "Quaternary glacial chronology of the Kanas River valley, Altai Mountains, China". Quaternary International. 311: 44–53. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.07.047.

[1] "中国湖泊基本情况(分湖泊)数据库" [Basic Statistics on Chinese Lakes] (in Chinese). Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[2] Zhao, Jingdong; Yin, Xiufeng; Harbor, Jonathan M.; Lai, Zhongping; Liu, Shiyin; Li, Zhongqin (2013). "Quaternary glacial chronology of the Kanas River valley, Altai Mountains, China". Quaternary International. 311: 44–53. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.07.047.

[1]

[2]