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Lake Sarez

lake, Tajikistan

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drainage of Tajikistan

In Tajikistan: Drainage and soils
Lake Sarez was formed in 1911 during an earthquake, when a colossal landslide dammed the Murgab River. The Zeravshan Range contains Iskanderkul, which, like most of the country’s lakes, is of glacial origin.
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formation by landslide

In Asia: Lakes of Asia
…the result of landslides (Lake Sarez in the Pamirs), karst processes (the lakes of the western Taurus, in Turkey), or the formation of lava dams (Lake Jingpo in northeastern China and several lakes in the Kuril Islands). In the volcanic regions of the eastern Asian islands, in the Philippines,…
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