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441:Kanas lake besides the alpine glacier
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213:45.73 km (17.66 sq mi)
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167:48.81500°N 87.04000°E
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579:"AAAAA Scenic Areas"
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234:Water volume
210:Surface area
1549:Danjiangkou
1544:Longyangxia
1325:Wudalianchi
1106:Wudalianchi
1053:Zhari Namco
995:Tangjiashan
840:Manasarovar
815:Baiyangdian
483:Kanas River
376:scenic spot
368:paragliding
321:Kanas River
274:Xiao'erjing
190:Kanas River
170: /
145:Coordinates
1653:Categories
1526:Reservoirs
1496:Lotus Pond
1491:Qujiangchi
741:freshwater
642:Lake Kanas
564:2011-07-17
512:References
429:Kanas view
390:Giant fish
314:Quaternary
286:قاناس كۆلى
252:Kanas Lake
226:Max. depth
158:87°02′24″E
155:48°48′54″N
118:Kanas Lake
64:Қанас көлі
55:قاناس كۆلى
46:Ханас нуур
33:Kanas Lake
18:Lake Kanas
1609:See also:
1604:Beidagang
1574:Changshou
1569:Liujiaxia
1451:Slim West
1441:Yuyuantan
1236:Protected
1141:Slim West
895:Yangcheng
845:Ulansuhai
684:Lakes of
467:Landsat 7
278:Mongolian
269:Kānàsī Hú
42:Mongolian
1589:Guanting
1584:Jiangkou
1506:Yinglong
1350:Dongting
1340:Shengjin
1330:Yinglong
1315:Hengshui
1292:Nygoring
1247:Dongting
1239:wetlands
1166:Crescent
1151:Hongfeng
1146:Dongting
955:Dongqian
910:Yangzong
905:Dianshan
900:Chenghai
885:Dongping
760:Dongting
739:Notable
706:Dongting
495:See also
310:Xinjiang
298:Xinjiang
134:Xinjiang
130:Location
1539:Longtan
1461:Dianchi
1431:Kunming
1375:Qinghai
1360:Serling
1320:Xingkai
1297:Gyaring
1272:Xingkai
1221:Huating
1211:Bailong
1171:Qinghai
1156:Dianchi
1136:Jingyue
1131:Songhua
1073:Pangong
1068:Yamdrok
1063:Ulungur
1038:Qinghai
975:Kunming
970:Karakul
915:Xingyun
860:Junshan
835:Dianchi
830:Liangzi
825:Longgan
805:Gyaring
800:Ngoring
750:Xingkai
595:9 April
540:"地址不存在"
416:Gallery
404:CCTV-10
382:by the
372:camping
360:rafting
348:nomadic
340:Kazakhs
256:Chinese
82:Chinese
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