- Karagöl
Karagöl (pronounced as IPA|/kɑɾɑɟœl/) is a tourist attraction of
Giresun Province located in eastern Black Sea region ofTurkey .Etymology
Karagöl is a compound word in Turkish. "Kara" means "black" and "göl" means "lake", hence "Karagöl" means "black lake" in Turkish. It appears dark blue because the lake on the
Karagöl mountains is very deep. For this reason it has been called as "Karagöl" due to the appearance of its surface color.Description
Karagöl is the common name for a mountain chain, its summit, a lake on it, a high plateau around it and a summer settlement in the high plateau located in the southeast of
Dereli district ofGiresun province . The Karagöl as a high plateau is just located nearby the provincial border ofGiresun ,Ordu andSivas provinces.Karagöl Dağları
Karagöl Dağları (
Karagöl Mountains in Turkish) is a chain ofGiresun Dağları (Giresun Mountains ) in the southeastern border of Dereli District ofGiresun . It is the second highest peak of Giresun. TheKaragöl summit of this mountain chain is 3107 meters high.Lakes on Karagöl Dağları
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frozen = There are a several glacier lakes (nearly ten) on the hills and hillsides of Karagöl Dağları.Karagöl lake giving its name to the mountain is a crater lake on Karagöl Dağları. On the lower side of the Karagöl summit there is another lake calledAygır Gölü (Aygır Lake ). It is a beautifulglaciers lake. On the eastern hillsides of Karagöl DağlarıBağırsak Gölü (Bağırsak Lake ) is fed by the water ofKaragöl lake nearbyEğrikaya Obası , a summer settlement.Camlı göl (Camli lake ) is another lake on the northeastern side ofKırklar Tepesi (Kırklar Summit ) that is located on the east end of Karagöl Dağları.Kırklar summit is 3040 meters high. In the west side of this summit there isSağrak Göl (Sağrak Lake ). There are many summer settlements such asKanıağıl ,Avşar ,Yukarı Belen andAşağı Belen in theSağrak valley starting below Sağrak Göl.External links
* [http://www.giresun.gov.tr/tr/modules/htmlarea/upload/giresun2_144.jpgA view of Karagöl lake]
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