Shyganak or Shaganak (; ),
''Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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'' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov
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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian) is a
salt lake
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in
Aktogay District,
Pavlodar Region
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,
Kazakhstan
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.
The lake is located about to the WSW of
Aktogay, the district capital.
Geography
Shyganak is an
endorheic lake
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lying at the southern end of the
Ishim Plain
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. The lake is located about southeast of lake
Zhalauly
Zhalauly (; ),
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and to the west of
Karakaska. Other smaller salt lakes and salt marshes surround it.
The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems
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snowfall
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It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
, the waters of the Shiderti (Karasu) may fill the whole lake basin, flow out of Shyganak and reach larger lake Zhalauli to the north, but only very rarely. Lake Sholaksor
Sholaksor (; ) is a salt lake in the Yereymentau District, Akmola Region, and Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the southwest of district capital Aktogay. The border between the two regions runs from north to s ...
lies to the southwest.
See also
*List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is a list o ...
References
External links
Озера и реки Казахстана
(in Russian)
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan
Lakes of Pavlodar Region
Endorheic lakes of Asia
West Siberian Plain