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Karakol, Shalkar District
Karakol ( kk, Қаракөл) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the north of Shalkar town, the district capital. The area near the lakeshore is used as a grazing ground for local cattle. Geography Karakol is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Tebez lies to the northeast and Zhamantuz to the south of the lake. The Bolgasyn river flows eastwards to the north of Karakol. Karakol is long and wide. The central part of the lake is dotted with small islands. The shores are flat and swampy, especially on the western side. The lake fills yearly with rain and snow. Its water is salty.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ...''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that systematically acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission is currently a constellation with two satellites, Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B; a third satellite, Sentinel-2C, is currently undergoing testing in preparation for launch in 2024. The mission supports a broad range of services and applications such as agricultural monitoring, emergencies management, land cover classification or water quality. Sentinel-2 has been developed and is being operated by the European Space Agency, and the satellites were manufactured by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen. Overview The Sentinel-2 mission has the following key characteristics: * Multi-spectral data with 13 bands in the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared part of the spectrum * Systematic global coverage of land surfaces from 56° S to 84°&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalkar Basin
Shalkar ( kk, Шалқар) is a brackish lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. Shalkar city lies by the northeastern lakeshore. The lake provides water to the city and adjacent railway stations.Google Earth Geography Shalkar is located km to the NNW of the Aral Sea. It lies in the Shalkar Basin, a wide tectonic depression between the Mugalzhar Hills to the west and the Barsuki Desert to the east. The Kauylzhyr river flows from the north into the northern end. The lake presently consists in a roughly oval string of residual pools with an expanse of dry terrain at the center. The pools forming the lake freeze on average by early November and thaw in late March to early April. The ice thickness in the middle of the winter reaches between and . History Shalkar is a drying lake. It had been larger and deeper until the 20th century. In 1937 a stone and concrete dam was built in order to decrease the salinity of the northern part of the lake. This dam divided lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endorheic Lake
An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic lakes are generally saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes left in the lake by evaporation. These lakes can be used as indicators of anthropogenic change, such as irrigation or climate change, in the areas surrounding them. Lakes with subsurface drainage are considered cryptorheic. Components of endorheic lakes The two main ways that endorheic lakes accumulate water are through river flow into the lake (discharge) and precipitation falling into the lake. The collected water of the lake, instead of discharging, can only be lost due to either evapotranspiration or percolation (water sinking underground, e.g., to become groundwater in an aquifer). Because of this lack of an outlet, endorheic lakes are mostly salt water rather than fresh water. The salinity in the lake gradually builds up through years as wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). In some cases, salt lakes have a higher concentration of salt than sea water; such lakes can also be termed hypersaline lakes, and may also be pink lakes on account of their colour. An alkalic salt lake that has a high content of carbonate is sometimes termed a soda lake. One saline lake classification differentiates between: *subsaline: 0.5–3‰ (0.05-0.3%) *hyposaline: 3–20‰ (0.3-2%) *mesosaline: 20–50‰ (2-5%) *hypersaline: greater than 50‰ (5%) Properties Salt lakes form when the water flowing into the lake, containing salt or minerals, cannot leave because the lake is endorheic (terminal). The water then evaporates, leaving behind any dissolved salts and thus increasing its salinity, making a salt lake an excellent place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalkar District
Shalkar ( kk, Шалқар ауданы, ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Aktobe Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Shalkar. Population: Geography The Shalkar Basin and a number of lakes in it which are mostly salty, such as Tebez and Zhamantuz, Shalkar District, Zhamantuz, are part of the district. Rivers Zhylandysay, Kauylzhyr and Bolgasyn flow across the territory of the district. The Lesser Barsuki Desert lies in the eastern part. History The Chelkar district was formed as part of the Aktobe Region, Aktobe province on October 21, 1921. July 5, 1922 was transformed into Shalkar, Chelkar district. In 1928, the district was recreated as part of the Aktobe District. In 1930, he passed into direct subordination to the Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, Kazakh ASSR. In 1932 he moved to the Aktobe region. On March 10, 2000, by decree of the President of Kazakhstan the transcription of the name of Chelkar district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aktobe Region
The Aktobe Region ( kk, Ақтөбе облысы, Aqtöbe oblysy; russian: Актюбинская область, translit=Aktyubinskaya oblast) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh language, Kazakh ''aq'' 'white' and ''töbe'' 'hill' or 'top (of something)'; supposedly, Aktobe's initial settlers were able to see white mountains far to the north. The Aktobe regional capital is the city of Aktobe. The region is located in the western part of Kazakhstan. Its area is 300,629 km2 (second-largest in Kazakhstan), which is 11 per cent of the territory of Kazakhstan. The population is 909 673 as of June 1, 2022. It was formed as a result of the administrative-territorial reform on March 10, 1932 as part of the cossack Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, KSSR. Historically, it was preceded by the Aktobe district, which existed in 1921-1928. In 1936, the region became part of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh SSR separated from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalkar
Shalkar ( kk, , ''Şalqar'') is a town and the administrative center of Shalkar District in Aktobe Region of western Kazakhstan. Population: Geography The town is located in the southeastern sector of the Aktobe Region near the northern end of the Greater Barsuki Desert, close to Lake Shalkar. History Shalkar (Chelkar) was founded in 1870 as a settlement. At the time, Chelkar was a part of Irgizsky Uyezd of Turgay Oblast and was connected to Yrgyz by a road. In the 1900s, the railroad connecting Orenburg and Tashkent was built. Chelkar became an important railway station. Between 1905 and 1907 the station building, the locomotive depot, as well as other facilities including a school and a hospital, were built. In 1918, Chelkar was an area of battles during the Russian Civil War. In 1920, Turgay Oblast was transformed to Turgay Governorate, and in 1921, it was abolished and included into Orenburg-Turgay Governorate. On May 26, 1921 Irgizsky District, a successor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tebez
Tebez ( kk, Тебез) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the west of Taldykum village. The area near the lakeshore is used as a grazing ground for local cattle. In the spring the lake water is usually suitable for the cattle to drink. Geography Tebez is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Karakol lies to the southwest and Zhamantuz to the SSW of the lake. Tebez is long and wide. The shores are wide and flat. The Bolgasyn river flows from the west into the southwestern lakeshore, replenishing the lake in the spring. The water of the lake is salty and bitter, its salinity increasing by the end of the summer.Google Earth''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume VIII Flora and fauna Halophyte grasses grow near the shores and steppe vegetation in the surrounding area. See also *List of lakes of Kazakhstan Excl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhamantuz, Shalkar District
Zhamantuz ( kk, Жамантұз) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the NNW of Shalkar town, the district capital. The Shalkar-Aktobe railway passes to the southwest of the lake. Geography Zhamantuz is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Karakol lies to the north and Tebez to the NNE of the lake. Zhamantuz is roughly long and wide. The shores are flat. The lake fills yearly with rain and snow. On average the highest water level is in April and the lowest in October. In some years the lake may dry completely at the end of the summer. The water of the lake is salty, hard and alkaline. A small river flows in from the west.Google Earth''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5 Flora and fauna Reeds grow in stretches of the lakeshore and steppe In physical geography, a stepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolgasyn
The Bolgasyn ( kk, Болғасын) is a river in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The river is part of the Shalkar Basin. In the spring the Bolgasyn is used to water local livestock. Course The Bolgasyn has its sources in the Shagyray Plateau, part of the southern sector of the Mugalzhar Hills. It heads first southeastwards, parallel to the upper course of the Kauylzhyr river that flows a little to the south, to the northwest of lake Shalkar. In its middle course the river bends eastwards and in its final stretch it bends northeastwards, entering lake Tebez from the southwest.Google Earth''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 The Bolgasyn usually reaches its highest level for a few weeks in March and April when the snows melt. By May it splits into separate ponds and then dries up c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geographic information system, GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google has revealed that Google Earth now covers more than 97 percent of the world, and has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
