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Issyk-Kul
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AT A GLANCE
Issyk-Kul in facts
- Area6,236 km²
- Deepest point668 mbelow the surface
- Length182 km
- Surface elevation1,606 mabove sea level
All geographic & statistical details (8)
- Volume
- 1,738 km³
- Bathymetric depth profile
- Water type
- Lake
- Width
- 60.0 km
- Location
- 42.5°N, 77.2°E
- Inflows
- Tamga River, Tosor River, Tyup River, Jyrgalan River
- Names in other languages
- Issyk-kul, Иссык-Куль, بحيرة إيسيق كول, ইসিক-কুল, Yssykköl
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Lago Issyk-Kul, دریاچه ایسیک کول, Yssyk Koul, इसिक कुल, Issyk Kul, Ysyk-Köl, イシク・クル, 이식쿨호, ഇസ്സിക് കുൾ, Issyk Koelmeer, ਇਸੀਕ ਕੁਲ, Issyk-Kul, இசிக்-குல் ஏரி, อือซึก-เกิล, Issık Göl, Іссик-Куль, اسیک کول, 伊塞克湖 - Along or near its shores
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Facts: Wikidata Q42191, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Basin, shores, neighbouring waters and location are worked out by The Landlore from Natural Earth map shapes.
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This is a sourced geographic directory entry. A researched hydrographic chronicle exploring its bathymetry, currents, maritime corridors, and marine history is in preparation.
The map uses Natural Earth’s fixed, generalized lakes-and-reservoirs snapshot. Water extent can change; this outline is not a live shoreline. Source categories may include lake bays and reservoirs.
Also named in the source
Ysyk Köl
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Source: Natural Earth marine areas · Public domain · release v5.1.2, retrieved 29 October 2026. Marine areas are generalized cartographic labels, not maritime jurisdiction or EEZ boundaries. Inland waters use the separate Natural Earth lakes layer (public domain, fixed snapshot); water extents may have changed. Names and source categories can include inland waters; alternative names are shown where supplied.
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