Zhamantuz, Shalkar District

Zhamantuz
Жамантұз
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake
Zhamantuz is located in Kazakhstan
Zhamantuz
Zhamantuz
LocationShalkar Basin
Coordinates48°01′14″N 59°31′40″E / 48.02056°N 59.52778°E / 48.02056; 59.52778
Typeendorheic lake
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length3 kilometers (1.9 mi)
Max. width2 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Surface area5 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+5:00
Shore length110.5 kilometers (6.5 mi)
Surface elevation178 meters (584 ft)
Islandsno
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Zhamantuz (Kazakh: Жамантұз) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

The lake lies about 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the NNW of Shalkar town, the district capital. The Shalkar-Aktobe railway passes 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the southwest of the lake.[2]

  1. ^ "M-40 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).