Zhigilda (Russian: Жигилда) is a salt lake in Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
| Zhigilda | |
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| Жигилда | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake | |
  Zhigilda  Zhigilda | |
| Location | Kulunda Steppe West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°48′30″N 79°25′35″E / 52.80833°N 79.42639°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 3.2 kilometers (2.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.9 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+7 |
| Surface elevation | 98 meters (322 ft) |
| Settlements | Telmansky and Yelizavetgrad |
The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Yelizavetgrad, Telmansky and Lebedino. Blagoveshchenka, the district capital, lies 23 kilometers (14 mi) to the east.[2] The border with Tabunsky District runs along the western lakeshore.[3]
Geography
editLocated in the Kulunda Plain, Zhigilda has an elongated shape. It stretches for approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from north to south and has a peninsula in the southeastern lakeshore that narrows the southern end to a width averaging 0.4 kilometers (0.25 mi).[4][1][5]
Lake Bauzhansor lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the SSE, Kulunda 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the northeast, Kuchuk 17 kilometers (11 mi) to the ESE, and Maloye Yarovoye 28 kilometers (17 mi) to the northwest.[4][2]
Flora and fauna
editThe lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape and salt pans. There are cultivated fields about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) away from the western side. The small crustaceans Artemia salina live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ АЛТАЙСКОЕ КРАЕВОЕ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬНОЕ СОБРАНИЕmЗАКОН АЛТАЙСКОГО КРАЯ от 18.12.2023 № 104-ЗС
- ^ a b c Productivity of Artemy Populations of Small Lakes of the Closed Flow Region of the Ob-Irtysh Interfluve
- ^ State Water Register of the Russian Federation - Озеро Жигилда
External links
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Media related to Zhigilda at Wikimedia Commons- Соленые озера
- Где побывать в Алтайском крае
- Благовещенский район
