Lake Turgoyak
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Turgoyak is a lake in Chelyabinsk Oblast
, near the city of Miass
, Russia
. It has a surface of 2638 hectares. The water of the lake has a great transparency (from 10-17.5 m). The quality if the water is comparable to that of Lake Baikal
.
A megalithic monument is found on an island in the lake (Vera island), as well as ruins of a monastery.
The lake is a popular tourist destination with resorts and holiday camps.
Chelyabinsk Oblast
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, near the city of Miass
Miass
Miass is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the southern Urals, on the bank of the Miass River. Population: -History:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It has a surface of 2638 hectares. The water of the lake has a great transparency (from 10-17.5 m). The quality if the water is comparable to that of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
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A megalithic monument is found on an island in the lake (Vera island), as well as ruins of a monastery.
The lake is a popular tourist destination with resorts and holiday camps.