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Karagöl (Toros)

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Its altitude is about 2,650 metres (8,690 ft). The surface area fluctuates, depending on winter snow fall, but is usually about 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft). Due to high altitude, the area around the lake is devoid of trees, although the shore is covered with shrubs and wild
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to the southwest of Karagöl and about 50 metres (160 ft) higher and 300 metres (980 ft) from Karagöl.
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district of Niğde Province. Its distance to the Turkish state highway
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A paper by Mehmet Zülfi Yıldız and bayram Göçmen ISSN 1842-9203
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Karagöl, Toros is located in Turkey
Taurus Mountains
Turkey
37°24′11″N 34°33′30″E / 37.40306°N 34.55833°E / 37.40306; 34.55833
Type
Volcanic crater lake
Taurus Mountains
Turkey


37°24′11″N 34°33′30″E / 37.40306°N 34.55833°E / 37.40306; 34.55833
Niğde Province
Mersin Province
Darboğaz
Ulukışla
D.750
Turkish
Darboğaz page (in Turkish)
A paper by Mehmet Zülfi Yıldız and bayram Göçmen ISSN 1842-9203
For images
For Toros frog
Categories
Lakes of Turkey
Volcanic crater lakes
Landforms of Niğde Province
Landforms of Mersin Province
Taurus Mountains

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