Tuzkol, Mendykara District

Tuzkol (Kazakh: Тұзкөл) is a salt lake in Mendykara District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2]

Tuzkol
Тұзкөл
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in January
Tuzkol is located in Kazakhstan
Tuzkol
Tuzkol
LocationTurgay Depression
Coordinates53°54′25″N 64°39′38″E / 53.90694°N 64.66056°E / 53.90694; 64.66056
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length2 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Max. width1.9 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Surface area2.43 square kilometers (0.94 sq mi)
Shore length17.6 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Surface elevation90.4 meters (297 ft)
Islandsnone
SettlementsSosna, Aksuat
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake lies roughly 30 kilometers (19 mi) ENE of Borovskoy, the district capital, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northeast of Sosna and 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) north of Aksuat.[2][3]

Geography

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Tuzkol lies in the Turgay Depression, 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the south of the Kazakhstan–Russia border. Larger Alakol lake is located to the south of the southern shore and Teniz 18 kilometers (11 mi) to the NNW. [citation needed]River Ubagan flows northwards 18 kilometers (11 mi) to the east of Tuzkol's eastern shore. The lake freezes in the winter.[2][1]

The A21 Highway skirts the lake on its southern part.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Google Earth
  3. ^ П. П. Филонец, Т. Р. Омаров; Озера Северного, Западного и Восточного Казахстана : (справочник) / ГУГМС при СМ СССР, КазНИГМИ, СГ АН КазССР. — Ленинград : Гидрометеоиздат, 1974. — p. 30.
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