Deniz Gölü

Büyük Deniz Gölü or Lake Big Peshevit (English: Big Sea Lake), is a glacial lake in Yusufeli district of Artvin Province in Turkey.

Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü (Turkish)
Büyük Deniz Gölü
Deniz Gölü
Location	Artvin Province
Coordinates	40°49′4″N 41°9′38″E
Type	Glacial lake
Basin countries	Turkey

Big Sea Lake, a glacial lake near Kaçkar peak

Big Sea lake-View from north

Description

Büyük Deniz Gölü ("Big Sea Lake" in Eng.) is the deepest glacial lake in Turkey with depth of 60 m (200 ft) at an altitude of 3,384 m (11,102 ft). Also, it is the largest lake in terms of surface area in the Kaçkar Mountains with 95500 m² (23 acres).^[1] There is one walking route to the lake from Yaylalar village of Yusufeli. It takes between 5 and 6 hours to reach to the Büyük Deniz Gölü.^[2][3]