Ashchykol Depression
Ashchykol Depression
Ащыкөл ойпаты Ащыкольская впадина | |
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 Ashchykol Depression Sentinel-2 image | |
  Ashchykol Depression Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 67°25′E / 45.167°N 67.417°E | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 90 km (56 mi) |
| • Width | 25 km (16 mi) to 300 km (190 mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) to 200 m (660 ft) |
The Ashchykol Depression (Kazakh: Ащыкөл ойпаты; Russian: Ащыкольская впадина), is a depression in the Turkistan and Kyzylorda regions, Kazakhstan.[1]
The village of Taykonyr, Suzak District, Turkistan Region is located in the depression.[1] The Ashchykol zone includes a 147,950 hectares (365,600 acres) Important Bird Area.[2]
Geography
The Ashchykol Depression lies between the lowest reaches of the
Karatau Range.[3]
It is a largely flat
Akzhaikyn and Ashchykol. In wet years the Chu river may reach lake Akzhaikyn at the eastern end and the Boktykaryn the Ashchykol lake. At the western end the Sarysu river usually ends in the Telikol lake. The latter is located between the western limit of the Ashchykol Depression and the Daryaly takir plain further to the west.[4][3]
Flora
See also
References
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Lakes in the lower reaches of the Chu River - BirdLife Data Zone
- ^ a b "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: «Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
External links
Media related to Ashchykol Depression at Wikimedia Commons
