Akkol, meaning "White Lake" ( kk, Ақкөл; russian: Акколь),
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Zhangeldi District Zhangeldi ( kk, Жангелді ауданы, ) is a district of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Torgay. Population: Geography Lakes Kushmurun and Sarykopa Sarykopa ( kk, С� ...

, in the SW sector of the

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Local authorities try to promote tourism in the lake, but the area lacks the necessary infrastructure. The nearest inhabited locality is Akhmeta Baytursynuly to the east of the eastern shore.

Geography

Akkol is located in the southern part of the

Turgay Depression The Turgay Depression, also known as Turgay Basin, Turgay Trough, and Turgay Hollow ( kk, Торғай қолатый; rus, Тургайская ложбина), is a structural basin in Kazakhstan.

at above sea level. It is an

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 l ...

sharing the same depression as smaller lakes and salt pans nearby. A projecting spit in the northwestern shore of the lake divides the northern side into two bays. The lake lies about to the NNE of the northern end of the

Shalkarteniz Shalkarteniz ( kk, Шалқартеңіз; russian: Шалкартениз) is an extensive salt flat and seasonal lake in the Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The Shalkarteniz lies in the northeastern sector of the Turan Depression, ...

lake. Much smaller lakes Uziksor and Karaksor are located to the southeast, close to its shores. There is a hot spring from the lake where the water temperature reaches Улы-Жыланшык
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'' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed.

A.M. Prokhorov Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet-Russian physicist known ...

. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian) long river Uly-Zhylanshyk flows into the northeastern shore of the lake.

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Белоснежное соленое озеро Акколь в Костанайской области может постигнуть судьба Кобейтуза
(in Russian) Lakes of Kazakhstan Endorheic lakes of Asia Kostanay Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub

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