Lake Kaindy

Lake Kaindy, meaning the "birch tree lake"—is a 400m lake in Kazakhstan that reaches depths near 30m in some areas. It is located 129km east-southeast of the city of Almaty and is 2000m above sea level.The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the 1911 Kebin earthquake. The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submerged Picea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.