Gorkiye Kilty (Russian: Горькие Кильты), also known as Gorkiye Kelty (Russian: Горькие Келыты)[1] and as Kelty Gorkoye (Russian: Келыты Горькое), is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[2]
| Gorkiye Kilty | |
|---|---|
| Горькие Кильты | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake | |
  Gorkiye Kilty  Gorkiye Kilty | |
| Location | Kulunda Steppe West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°32′47″N 79°17′26″E / 52.54639°N 79.29056°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Catchment area | 305 square kilometers (118 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+7 |
| Surface elevation | 116 meters (381 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Semyonovka, Smirnenkoye and Ozyornoye |
The lake is located close to the western edge of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Semyonovka located 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) from the eastern lakeshore, Smirnenkoye 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) from the southwestern side, and Ozyornoye, 3.3 kilometers (2.1 mi) from the southern end. Kulunda, the district capital, lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west.[3]
Geography
editLocated in the Kulunda Plain, Gorkiye Kelty has a roughly semicircular shape. It stretches approximately from northwest to southeast. The shores are bound by salt pans in some tracts.[2]
Lake Shchekulduk lies 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the west, Bolshoye Shklo-Ushkaly 17 kilometers (11 mi) to the northwest, Krivaya Puchina 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the south, lake Dzhira 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) to the northeast, and Kuchuk 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the ENE. The Russia-Kazakhstan border lies 39 kilometers (24 mi) to the WSW.[3]
Flora and fauna
editThe lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape and cultivated fields. Among the birds found by the lake in the summer, the long-legged buzzard and the pied avocet deserve mention.[2][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Горькие Кильты - Озера России
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Zoogalakika - Шилоклювка (Recurvirostra avosetta) в Красной книге
