salt lake
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Karaganda Region
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Kazakhstan
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The lake lies in the northwestern sector of the district. The nearest inhabited locality is Zhanbobek (Жанбөбек) located to the SSE of the southern shore.
Geography
Kerey is a roughly kidney-shaped lake that lies at above sea level. It is located to the southwest of the southern shore of
Lake Tengiz
Tengiz Lake ( kk, Теңіз көлі, ''Teñız kölı''; russian: Тенгиз) is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan.
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and to the east of lake Kypshak. The long Kerey river flows from the south into the southeastern shore.
Kerey is shallow and its shores are marshy. It is an endorheic lake, having no outflow. A short spit projecting from the southeastern side divides the southern shore into two bays. There is a small island off the spit. Kerey is fed with snow, precipitation and
groundwater
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. Its water level is usually at its highest in April and at its lowest in September. In years of drought the lake may dry up.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jakyp. -
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
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Sor (geomorphology)
A sor ( kk, сор; tk, шор) is a closed drainless depression characteristic of the Central Asian deserts, found especially in Kazakhstan. The sor area is seasonally flooded, forming a lake, which becomes an inland salt marsh and then a salt ...