Kazy

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Kazy
Қазы
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Kazy
Location Kulunda Plain
Coordinates 51°42′09″N78°03′33″E / 51.70250°N 78.05917°E / 51.70250; 78.05917
Type Salt lake
Catchment area 106 square kilometers (41 sq mi)
Basin  countries Kazakhstan
Max. length3 kilometers (1.9 mi)
Max. width2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi)
Surface area6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi)
Average depth1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in)
Water volume0.005 cubic kilometers (0.0012 cu mi)
Residence time UTC+5
Shore length18.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)
Surface elevation119 meters (390 ft)
Islands none
Settlements Kazy
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kazy (Kazakh : Қазы; Russian : Казы) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. [1]

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Location

The lake is located 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) to the south of Kazy village, 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the northwest of Malybay, about 70 kilometers (43 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Akkuly, the district capital, lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southwest. [2] [3]

Geography

Kazy is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain. Lake Borli is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the northwest, Kyzyltuz 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the ESE, and Seiten 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the north. [2]

The shape of the lake is roughly oval. Compared to neighboring lakes it is relatively deep and displays a bluish-green hue. The eastern and northwestern shores are flat and swampy, but the southern coast is rocky. [3] [2] [1] [4]

Flora and fauna

Lake Kazy is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The water is salty and has a high mineralization. It is not suitable for watering livestock. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)" . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Google Earth
  3. 1 2 ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
  4. 1 2 B. O. Jacob, ed. (2011). ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia (648 p.). Almaty: Kazakh Encyclopedia LLP. ISBN   9965-893-70-5.
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