Teke (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Ualikhanov District,

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. The lake lies to the north of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. to the west lies lake

Ulken-Karoy Ulken-Karoy or Ulken Karaoy, meaning "Big Karoy" (; or ''Большой Карой'' —Bolshoy Karoy), is a salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the northwest of the northern end of larger ...

. There are periodic deposits of salt on its shores, with extraction taking place in the summer. The salt of the lake contains

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Geography

Teke 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 water, saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes ...

located at the bottom of a depression in the southern part of the

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, south of the Russian border. Its shores are partly indented as well as very steep, with high cliffs in some places, as well as islets off the shore. The lake is fed by snow, as well as groundwater. Lake Teke is surrounded by salt flats and a wide strip of

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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian) The Taldysay and Tleusai are the main rivers flowing into the lake.

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Flora and fauna

The west bank of Teke lake is visited yearly by large flocks of

demoiselle crane The demoiselle crane (''Grus virgo'') is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds f ...

s and Eurasian cranes during their autumn migration.Филонец П. П., Омаров Т. Р. ''Озёра Северного, Западного и Восточного Казахстана.'' Л.: 1974

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* Lakes of North Kazakhstan Region Endorheic lakes of Asia West Siberian Plain {{NorthKazakhstanRegion-geo-stub

Geography

Flora and fauna

See also

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