Kanas Lake is a famous freshwater lake, located in the north of Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, with an area of 45.73 square kilometers and an average water depth of 65,438 0.20 meters. The shape of the lake is crescent-shaped, which is presumed to be caused by the strong movement of ancient glaciers to stop the accumulation of water in the valley.

Legend has it that there is a lake monster "Dahongyu" in Kanas Lake, which can reach 10 meter in length. Scientists speculate that it is actually a large freshwater carnivorous fish-Hucho. Zhou Lin with lakes and mountains and lush trees. The main residents are Tuwa people, and it is a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

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Kanas Lake is a transliteration of Mongolian, which means a beautiful and mysterious lake. It is formed by the melting water of snow-capped mountains and glaciers at the border of northern Xinjiang with Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and other countries. Like a crescent moon, the lake contains six bays, 24 kilometers long from north to south, 0/.8 to 2.4 kilometers wide from east to west, and covers an area of 45 square kilometers, which is ten times the area of Bogda Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain.

Lake elevation1370m, average depth of 90m, deepest point188.5m.. It is the deepest lake in China. The Kanas River, formed by Kanas Lake, is the only important source of the Irtysh River flowing into the Arctic Ocean across the border in China.

Kanas Lake is dominated by cold-water freshwater fish, mainly including fish from the Arctic Ocean, such as Hucho, Lepidoptera, Cod and Arctic Herring. There are more than 20 kinds of wildlife protected by the state in the whole lake area. Affected by the westerlies, the annual precipitation in Kanas Lake area exceeds 1000 mm.

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