Kalkaman | |
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Қалқаман | |
Location | Aksu City Administration |
Coordinates | 52°02′02″N 76°32′58″E / 52.03389°N 76.54944°E |
Type | endorheic |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 4.9 kilometers (3.0 mi) |
Max. width | 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
Surface area | 12.6 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 0.6 meters (2 ft 0 in) |
Max. depth | 0.8 meters (2 ft 7 in) |
Residence time | UTC+6 |
Shore length1 | 16.6 kilometers (10.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 108.6 meters (356 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Kalkaman ( Kazakh: Қалқаман), also known as Kalkamantuz ( Kazakh: Қалқамантұз), are two salt lakes in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. [1] [2]
The Kalkaman lakes are located 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the WSW of Aksu City and 33 kilometers (21 mi) to the ENE of Kalkaman village. The nearest village is Pogranichnik 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NW. Yevgenyevka lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the ESE. [3]
There is commercial extraction of salt from the lakes. Some of the salt is exported to Western Siberia. [4]
Kalkaman is a system of two endorheic lakes in the Irtysh Basin. The lakes lie at an elevation of 108.6 meters (356 ft). The area around the lakeshores is used as pasture for local cattle.
Kalkaman | |
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Қалқаман | |
Location | Aksu City Administration |
Coordinates | 52°02′02″N 76°32′58″E / 52.03389°N 76.54944°E |
Type | endorheic |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 4.9 kilometers (3.0 mi) |
Max. width | 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
Surface area | 12.6 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 0.6 meters (2 ft 0 in) |
Max. depth | 0.8 meters (2 ft 7 in) |
Residence time | UTC+6 |
Shore length1 | 16.6 kilometers (10.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 108.6 meters (356 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Kalkaman ( Kazakh: Қалқаман), also known as Kalkamantuz ( Kazakh: Қалқамантұз), are two salt lakes in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. [1] [2]
The Kalkaman lakes are located 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the WSW of Aksu City and 33 kilometers (21 mi) to the ENE of Kalkaman village. The nearest village is Pogranichnik 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NW. Yevgenyevka lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the ESE. [3]
There is commercial extraction of salt from the lakes. Some of the salt is exported to Western Siberia. [4]
Kalkaman is a system of two endorheic lakes in the Irtysh Basin. The lakes lie at an elevation of 108.6 meters (356 ft). The area around the lakeshores is used as pasture for local cattle.