Zhamantuz (Kazakh: Жамантұз) is a salt lake in the Zhangeldi District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
| Zhamantuz | |
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| Жамантұз | |
_2018-04-14-23_59_Sentinel-2_L2A.jpg) Sentinel-2 picture of the lake | |
  Zhamantuz | |
| Location | Turgay Depression |
| Coordinates | 49°37′57″N 64°08′53″E / 49.63250°N 64.14806°E |
| Type | endorheic lake |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 5.2 kilometers (3.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 kilometers (0.75 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6:00 |
| Shore length1 | 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 111 meters (364 ft) |
| Islands | no |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake lies 17 kilometers (11 mi) to the south of Kokalat town. The name Zhamantuz, meaning "bad salt" in the Kazakh language, is of nomadic origin.[2][3]
Geography
editZhamantuz is an endorheic lake of the Turgay Depression. It is part of the Turgay river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of 111 meters (364 ft). The Turgay flows about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the northwest of the lake.[1]
Zhamantuz has an elongated shape, stretching for over 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction. The lake fills yearly with rain and snow and rarely freezes in the winter. Zhamantuz is an intermittent lake that dries in the summer.[2][4]
Flora and fauna
editZhamantuz is known as a "dead lake" (Kazakh: тұйық көл) in Kazakh owing to the lack of fish living in its bitter waters. Typha and Phragmites reeds grow in stretches of the lakeshore and wormwood tufts close around the basin.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Nomadic Place Names - Journal of Educational and Social Research 13(1):272
- ^ a b ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
External links
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