Sormoildy

Sormoildy
Сормойылды
Sentinel-2 picture of the center of the lake cluster.
Sormoildy is located in Kazakhstan
Sormoildy
Sormoildy
LocationKulunda Plain
Coordinates51°25′34″N 79°11′39″E / 51.42611°N 79.19417°E / 51.42611; 79.19417
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length7 kilometers (4.3 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi)
Surface area12.7 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Shore length144.5 kilometers (27.7 mi)
Surface elevation160 meters (520 ft)
SettlementsKoyanbay
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sormoildy or Sormoiyldy (Kazakh: Сормойылды; Russian: Сормойылды) is a salt lake group in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Sormoildy is located 18 kilometers (11 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Koyanbay village lies 18 kilometers (11 mi) to the northeast, Begen 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the southwest and Beskaragay, the district capital, 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the SSE. Malinovoye Ozero town is located 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northeast, on the other side of the Russian border.[2]

  1. ^ "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).