Alakol Lake is a lake located in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of the Abai and Jetisu regions, east central Kazakhstan. Its elevation is 347 m above sea level. The lake is the northwest extension of the region known as the Dzhungarian Gate, a narrow valley connects the southern uplands of Kazakhstan with arid northwest China. The Dzhungarian Gate is a fa…Alakol Lake is a lake located in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of the Abai and Jetisu regions, east central Kazakhstan. Its elevation is 347 m above sea level. The lake is the northwest extension of the region known as the Dzhungarian Gate, a narrow valley connects the southern uplands of Kazakhstan with arid northwest China. The Dzhungarian Gate is a fault-bounded valley where the elevation of the valley floor is between 350 and 450 m above sea level and the peaks of the Dzhungarsky Alatau range reach 4,463 m above sea level. Two well-defined alluvial fans are visible where mountain streams cut through the faulted landscape to the southwest of the lake.
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