Abstract
Lake Issyk-Kul is a unique natural water basin of tectonic origin located in the Tien Shan mountain belt of Central Asia, at an altitude of 1606 m a.s.l. Its drainage basin occupies a surface area of 22080 km2 and is surrounded by 4000–5200 m high ridges of the Northern Tien-Shan (Fig. 1).
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Shabunin, G.D., Shabunin, A.G. (2002). Climate and Physical Properties of Water in Lake Issyk-Kul. In: Klerkx, J., Imanackunov, B. (eds) Lake Issyk-Kul: Its Natural Environment. NATO Science Series, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0491-6_1
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