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Korgalzhyn (lake)
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Korgalzhyn (Kazakh: Қорғалжын; Russian: Кургальджин) is a lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[2][3][4][5] Korgalzhyn is the main body of water of the Korgalzhyn group of lakes, which includes Birtaban, Sholakshalkar, Shalkar, Zhanybekshalkar, Uialyshalkar and Zhandyshalkar.[6]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Korgalzhyn | |
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Қорғалжын | |
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Location | Kazakh Uplands |
Coordinates | 50°25′05″N 69°31′23″E |
Type | endorheic |
Primary inflows | Nura |
Primary outflows | Nura |
Catchment area | 55,000 square kilometers (21,000 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 33 kilometers (21 mi) |
Max. width | 21 kilometers (13 mi) |
Surface area | 330 square kilometers (130 sq mi) |
Average depth | 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) |
Max. depth | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
Shore length1 | 187 kilometers (116 mi) |
Surface elevation | 307.5 meters (1,009 ft) |
Islands | ca 40 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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Quick Facts Designations, Ramsar Wetland ...
Designations | |
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Official name | Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes |
Designated | 11 October 1976 |
Reference no. | 107[1] |
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Korgalzhyn is one of the main lakes of the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Depression.[7][2] The lake is part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve, a 237,100 hectares (586,000 acres) protected area.[8] It is also an Important Bird Area and Ramsar site with its wetlands and mostly muddy waterways which are the breeding site of 318 bird species, including 22 endangered birds.[9][10]