Talk:Karakul (Tajikistan)

Question: Kara-Kul vs Karakul Lake
Is this not the same as Karakul_Lake? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.141.180.176 (talk) 04:11, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No. Check the articles again.  The names are similar - but they're different locations. Karakul Lake is in China.  Kara-Kul impact crater and lake is in Tajikistan. It's an easy word to make in lots of languages apparently.  There's also a Kara crater in Russia.  And KARA is a former radio station in Silicon Valley.  I'm sure there's a long list of other similar examples. :-) Ikluft (talk) 06:19, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Question: Where does the water from the lake come from?
According to BBC, clouds get blocked by the surrounding mountains, so it doesn't rain here. Then, where does the water come from? Also, it's been around for millions of years. Wouldn't it have evaporated away without rains? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.162.197.70 (talk) 15:39, 10 February 2019 (UTC)


 * The same caption in the source you mention says that it does get some rainfall, and you can see from the photos there that the mountains ringing the lake are snow-covered -- so obviously there is some precipitation, and meltwater likely flows into the lake as well. -- Elphion (talk) 04:18, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

Add Crater Infobox?
Someone may want to apply crater template or lake may be sufficient.

--YakbutterT (talk) 23:27, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Not an impact crater?
According to the German article, new science says that it is not an impact crater but a tectonic fault. The quote with references:

Neuere Untersuchungen zeigen jedoch, dass es sich tatsächlich um einen durch Extensionsbewegungen entstandenen tektonischen Graben handelt. Rezent befindet sich das Grabensystem in NW-SE gerichteter transtensionaler Ausdehnung. 93.199.169.206 (talk) 20:39, 25 September 2023 (UTC)