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 | |
| Location | Artvin Province |
| Coordinates | 40°49′4″N 41°9′38″E / 40.81778°N 41.16056°E |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Basin countries | Turkey |
Description
editBüyük 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Büyük Deniz Gölü, Kaçkar'ın Mavi Gözü". kesfetmekicinbak.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Çamlıhemşin Gölleri" (PDF). visitrize.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.