Büyük Deniz Gölü or Lake Big Peshevit (English: Big Sea Lake), is a glacial lake in Yusufeli district of Artvin Province in Turkey.

Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü (Turkish)
Büyük Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü is located in Turkey
Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü
LocationArtvin Province
Coordinates40°49′4″N 41°9′38″E / 40.81778°N 41.16056°E / 40.81778; 41.16056
TypeGlacial lake
Basin countriesTurkey
View from south
Big Sea Lake, a glacial lake near Kaçkar peak
Big Sea lake-View from north

Description

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Büyük Deniz Gölü ("Big Sea Lake" in Eng.) is the deepest glacial lake in Turkey with depth of 60 m (200 ft) at an altitude of 3,384 m (11,102 ft). Also, it is the largest lake in terms of surface area in the Kaçkar Mountains with 95500 m2 (23 acres).[1] There is one walking route to the lake from Yaylalar village of Yusufeli. It takes between 5 and 6 hours to reach to the Büyük Deniz Gölü.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ DOĞU, Yar. Doç.Dr. Ali Fuat ve ark. "Kaçkar Dağında Buzul Şekilleri" (PDF). KAÇKAR DAĞINDA BUZUL ŞEKİLLERİ, YAYLALAR VE TURİZM. ankara.edu.tr. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Büyük Deniz Gölü, Kaçkar'ın Mavi Gözü". kesfetmekicinbak.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Çamlıhemşin Gölleri" (PDF). visitrize.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

40°49′04″N 41°09′38″E / 40.81778°N 41.16056°E / 40.81778; 41.16056