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dating back almost 300,000 years when the area was covered with ice. Rising temperatures and receding glaciers left a large depression where glaciers once stood. Melting water collected into the lake.
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during the summer season but access during winter is limited, as heavy snowfall and landslides threaten to cutoff the lake from other regions.
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The Lake Saiful Muluk is named after a legendary prince. A fairy tale called
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are found in the lake, up to about seven kilograms. About 26 species of
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234:Max. depth
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119:, Pakistan
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