Sholakshalkar

Sholakshalkar
Шолақшалқар
Sholakshalkar Sentinel-2 image
Sholakshalkar is located in Kazakhstan
Sholakshalkar
Sholakshalkar
LocationKazakh Uplands
Coordinates50°32′50″N 69°50′08″E / 50.54722°N 69.83556°E / 50.54722; 69.83556
TypeFluvial lakes
Primary inflowsNura
Primary outflowsNura
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length25 kilometers (16 mi) (Sholak and Shalkar)
Max. width5.5 kilometers (3.4 mi) (Shalkar)
Surface area70 square kilometers (27 sq mi) (total)
Surface elevation317 meters (1,040 ft)
Islandsyes

Sholakshalkar (Kazakh: Шолақшалқар; Russian: Шолакшалкар) is a lake group in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2][3][4]

Sholakshalkar is one of the main lakes of the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Depression. It belongs to the Korgalzhyn group of lakes.[5] The nearest settlements are Korgalzhyn village, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NNE of the northern end of lake Koktal. and Urkendeu (Өркендеу), 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the northeast of the shore of lake Sholak. Shalkar village lies at the southern end of lake Shalkar.[6][1]

  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ "M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ қазақстан республикасының мемлекеттік жіктеуіші - КЛАССИФИКАТОР АДМИНИСТРАТИВНО – ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ
  4. ^ Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference HLCA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference KE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).