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which rises to elevations of more than 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). The lake has a surface elevation of 3,856 metres (12,651 ft) and has an east-west orientation. It is 7 kilometres (4 mi) long, 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) wide and has an average depth of 75 metres (246 ft) The lake
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190:Geography
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