Lake Bannoye
{{Expand Russian|topic=geo|date=May 2012|Банное (озеро)}}
{{Infobox lake
| name = Bannoye Lake
| image = Вид на озеро со стороны санатория "Якты-Куль".JPG
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| location = Bashkortostan
| pushpin_map= Russia Bashkortostan#Russia
| coords = {{Coord|53|35|48|N|58|37|47|E|region:RU-BA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| lake_type = tectonic origin
| inflow =
| outflow = Yangelka
| catchment = {{convert|36.3|km2|abbr=on}}
| basin_countries = Russia
| length = {{convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1.9|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|7.7|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|10.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|28|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|81700000|km3|abbr=on}}
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| shore =
| elevation = {{convert|434|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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Bannoye ({{langx|ru|Банное}}), or Yaktykul[http://ufa-gid.com/encyclopedia/jakt.html?sphrase_id=10879 Энциклопедия Башкирии. Яктыкуль] ({{langx|ba|Яҡтыкүл}}, Yaqtıkül), is the name of a lake in the Republics of Bashkortostan in Russia, and a famous ski resort near it. It has a maximum depth of 28 meters.[https://www.rgo.ru/ru/article/ozero-yaktykul-bannoe Озеро Яктыкуль (Банное).] Russian Geographical Society
The lake and its surroundings are favorite vacation spot. Around the lake are motels and resorts, there is a ski resort on the mountain Bashmak.
Since 1965, it is a natural monument.
Etymology
The Russian name "Bannoye" means "washing", "bathing". A legend has it, that Yemelyan Pugachev's retinue rested by the lake for bathing. The Bashkir name "Yaktykul" means "clear", referring to its clarity.
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181003194504/http://ototsky.mgn.ru/ A page about MMK ski resorts in English]
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