Kishi-Karoy
| Kishi-Karoy | |
|---|---|
| Кіші Қараой / Киши-Карой | |
endorheic | |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 12.7 kilometers (7.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 12.1 kilometers (7.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 102 square kilometers (39 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 73.4 kilometers (45.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 53 meters (174 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kishi-Karoy or Kishi Karaoy, meaning "Little Karoy" (Kazakh: Кіші Қараой; Russian: Киши-Карой),[1][2] is a bittern salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]
The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the northwest and northeast of the northern shores of the lake. Kishi-Karoy village, formerly Kievskoye, Bostandyk, Baytus and Kenashchi, formerly Menzhinskoye, are the nearest inhabited localities.[5]
Geography
Kishi-Karoy lies in the southern part of the
hypersaline and in years of drought the lake may dry completely up.[8]
Kishi-Karoy is surrounded by salt marshes. The bottom is flat, in parts clayey. The lake is mainly fed by snow. No significant rivers feed its waters.[5][8]
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Flora
Kishi-Karoy is surrounded by the arid
fescue.[8]
See also
References
- ^ қазақстан республикасының мемлекеттік жіктеуіші - КЛАССИФИКАТОР АДМИНИСТРАТИВНО – ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ
- ^ Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ North Kazakhstan Region - Minerals and Water Resources
- ^ The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems
- ^ A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
External links
Media related to Kishi Qaraoy Lake at Wikimedia Commons- На севере Казахстана призвали беречь экосистему солёного озера Киши-Карой - Петропавловск.news (in Russian)
- Expeditions along the watersheds of the middle forest-steppe of the Omsk region (in Russian)
- ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНАЯ НАЦИЯ В ФОКУСЕ ГУМАНИТАРНЫХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ (in Russian)
