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Lake Kuyucuk
Kuyucuk Gölü (Turkish)
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey
Lake Kuyucuk
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey.
LocationArpaçay, Kars Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°44′20″N 43°27′15″E / 40.73889°N 43.45417°E / 40.73889; 43.45417
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Max. depth13 m (43 ft)
Water volume1.73 km3 (0.42 cu mi)
Surface elevation1,627 m (5,338 ft)
SettlementsKuyucuk village
References[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLake Kuyucuk
Designated28 August 2009
Reference no.1890[2]

Lake Kuyucuk (Turkish: Kuyucuk Gölü), is a small shallow lake located in Arpaçay district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It has an area of 245 ha (2.45 km2) and a maximum depth at 13 m (43 ft). The lake area is an internationally recognized Ramsar site, important for its ornithofauna, and a tourist wildlife reserve.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Turkey names 13th Ramsar site". ramsar.org. Ramsar.
  2. ^ "Lake Kuyucuk". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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