Sormoildy
| Sormoildy | |
|---|---|
| Сормойылды | |
 Sentinel-2 picture of the center of the lake cluster. | |
  Sormoildy | |
| Location | Kulunda Plain |
| Coordinates | 51°25′34″N 79°11′39″E / 51.42611°N 79.19417°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 12.7 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 44.5 kilometers (27.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 160 meters (520 ft) |
| Settlements | Koyanbay |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Sormoildy or Sormoiyldy (Kazakh: Сормойылды) is a salt lake group in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Sormoildy is located 18 kilometers (11 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Koyanbay village lies 18 kilometers (11 mi) to the northeast, Begen 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the southwest and Beskaragay, the district capital, 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the SSE. Malinovoye Ozero is located 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northeast, on the other side of the Russian border.[2]
Geography[edit]
Sormoildy is an endorheic lake cluster part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression at the southern end of the Kulunda Plain. Lakes Tuz and Shoshkaly stretch roughly 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southwest, and lake Bargana 32 kilometers (20 mi) to the NNW. River Irtysh flows 75 kilometers (47 mi) to the WSW.[2]
The lakes are spread out in the flat basin and are connected following the melting of the steppe snow in the spring. By the summer most of the lakes of the cluster are dry. The central part of the cluster has an approximate length of 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) and a width of 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi), but its shoreline is not well defined, with numerous indentations and islands. In years of drought Sormoildy dries out completely.[2][1][3]
Flora and fauna[edit]
Sormoildy is surrounded by steppe vegetation.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ a b ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacobp. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
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