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  2. Lake Van - Wikipedia

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    Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü; Armenian: Վանա լիճ, romanized: Vana lič̣; Kurdish: Gola Wanê [3]) is the largest lake in Turkey. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the provinces of Van and Bitlis , in the Armenian highlands .

  3. List of bodies of water by salinity - Wikipedia

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    Lake Tuz (Tuz Gölü) salt lake: Turkey [8] 31.7: Great Salt Lake, North Arm: ... Lake Van: salt lake: Turkey [34] 1.40 Qinghai Lake: salt lake China [35] 1.25 ...

  4. List of lakes of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Name in English Name in Turkish Area (km 2) Depth Location (districts and/or provinces) Lake Van: Van Gölü: 3755 km 2: 451 m Van, Bitlis: Lake Tuz: Tuz Gölü: 1500 km 2: 2 m ...

  5. List of brackish bodies of water - Wikipedia

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    Lake Van, in eastern Turkey; Lake Shinji in Japan; Lake ... empties so much freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean that it reduces the salinity of the sea for hundreds of ...

  6. Lake Tuz - Wikipedia

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    Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning 'Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in Turkey with its 1,665 km 2 (643 sq mi) surface area and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. It is located in the Central Anatolia Region , 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Konya , 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Ankara and 57 km (35 mi) northwest of ...

  7. Turkey's Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming - AOL

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    The 1,665 square kilometer (643 square mile) lake — Turkey’s second-largest lake and home to several bird species — has entirely receded this year. Turkey's Lake Tuz dries up due to climate ...

  8. Lake Erçek - Wikipedia

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    Lake Erçek (Turkish: Erçek Gölü, Armenian: Արճակ լիճ, Kurdish: Gola Erçekê) is an endorheic salt lake in Van Province in eastern Turkey, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Lake Van. The lake sits at an elevation of about 1,803 metres (5,915 ft), and has an area of 106.2 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi) and a mean depth of 18.45 ...

  9. How did Turkeyfoot Lake get its name? It’s a mystery in ...

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    Turkeyfoot Lake, then known as Turkey Foot Lake, is featured in an 1874 Summit County atlas. The question seemed easy enough. In fact, I thought I already knew the answer.