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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Sharbakty
Sharbakty ( kz, Шарбақты, ''Şarbaqty'') is a selo in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan
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Maraldy is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain, to the southwest of lake
Bolshoye Yarovoye
Bolshoye (russian: Большое) is a rural locality (a selo) in Prokhorovsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 343 as of 2010. There are 6 streets.
Geography
Bolshoye is located 25 km southeast of Prokhorovka
Prokhorovk ...
, located on the other side of the border. Lake Ulken Tobylzhan lies to the NNW and
Seiten
Seiten or Seyten ( kk, Сейтен) is a salt lake in Sharbakty District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the southwest of Chigirinovka village, about west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border.
Geography
Seiten is part of the I ...
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
Saline may refer to:
* Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body
* Saline water, non-medicinal salt water
* Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern
Places
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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.