Baitakkol | |
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Байтақкөл | |
Location | Turgay Depression |
Coordinates | 48°41′25″N 62°09′00″E / 48.69028°N 62.15000°E |
Type | Floodplain lake |
Primary outflows | Turgay |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 23 kilometers (14 mi) |
Max. width | 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) |
Surface area | 52.3 square kilometers (20.2 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 3 meters (9.8 ft) |
Residence time | UTC+5:00 |
Shore length1 | ca 70 kilometers (43 mi) |
Surface elevation | 76 meters (249 ft) |
Islands | None |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Baitakkol (Kazakh: Байтақкөл; Russian: Байтакколь),[1][2] is a lake in Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]
The nearest inhabited locality is Belcher, located 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) to the north of the northern end of the lakeshore.[3] The area surrounding the lake is arid, featuring an extremely continental climate and cold winters with little snowfall. Summers are hot with strong winds.[5]
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