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A misty murky landscape view of Lake Karakul or Karakuli ("black lake") with Mt Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) in the background.
The Karakul or Karakuli ("black lake") is a lake located 196 km from Kashgar in China on the Karakoram Highway. At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. The three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m). The lake is popular among travellers for its beautiful scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue.
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Location: China, Xinjiang province, Akto County, Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Karakul Lake.
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