Betpak-Dala
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Betpak-Dala
Бетпақдала / Бетпак-Дала | |
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Desert | |
Coordinates: 46°02′N 70°12′E / 46.033°N 70.200°E | |
Area | |
• Total | 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 500 kilometers (310 mi) |
• Width | 170 kilometers (110 mi) |
Elevation | 300 meters (980 ft) - 500 meters (1,600 ft) |
Highest elevation | 974 meters (3,196 ft) (Zhambil (Жамбъл)) |
Betpak-Dala or Betpaqdala (
History
In Autumn 2014, English explorer
An epizootic of pasteurellosis occurred in Betpak-Dala in May 2015, in which more than 120,000 saiga antelope — representing more than a third of the global population — were confirmed dead.[3]
Geography
The Betpak-Dala is located between the lower reaches of the
The western part of Betpak-Dala is composed of folded Mesozoic rock and horizontally layered Paleogene friable rock (sand, sandstone, clay, and conglomerates). The eastern hilly region has a plicate structure and is composed of Lower Paleozoic sedimentary-metamorphic rock series and granite. The climate is sharply continental. The annual precipitation is between 100 millimetres (3.9 in) and 150 millimetres (5.9 in), of which only 15 percent occurs in summer. Summers are dry and hot; winters are cold with little snow. The average temperature in January ranges from −12 °C (10 °F) to −14 °C (7 °F), and the average temperature in July ranges from 24 °C (75 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F).
There are many shallow, often
Flora
The western region of Betpak-Dala is an
See also
- Geography of Kazakhstan
- Mirzacho'l, known in Russian as the Golodnaya Steppe (lit. Hungry Steppe)
References
- Yu. S. Osipov
- ^ "Crossing the Betpak-Dala". September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Catastrophic Collapse of Saiga Antelopes in Central Asia". UN Environment. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ a b "L-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 2 October 2022.