Maraldy or MaraldiNotes on the distribution of the genus Artemia in the former USSR countries (Russia and adjacent regions) /ref> ( kk, Маралды) is a
salt lake
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in
Sharbakty
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and
Pavlodar
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.
The lake lies to the east of
Pavlodar
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Maraldy is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the
Kulunda Plain
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, to the southwest of lake
Bolshoye Yarovoye
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Geography
Bolshoye is located 25 km southeast of Prokhorovka
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, located on the other side of the border. Lake
Ulken Tobylzhan
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The lake lies to the northeast of Pavlodar town and south of Us ...
lies to the NNW and Seiten to the SSE.
The lakeshore is generally flat and gently sloping, only in the southeast there are cliffs rising steeply from the surface. The water of the lake is
saline
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* Saline water, non-medicinal salt water
* Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern
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with a mineralization of . The mud of the lake is used locally for medicinal purposes.
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Flora and fauna
The lake is surrounded by steppe vegetation. Despite its high salinity, Maraldy is not a dead lake. There are small '' Artemia'' crustaceans living in its waters.