Aralsor | |
---|---|
Аралсор | |
Location | Caspian Lowland |
Coordinates | 49°04′N 48°11′E / 49.067°N 48.183°E |
Type | endorheic |
Primary inflows | Ashchyozek |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 34.3 kilometers (21.3 mi) |
Max. width | 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) |
Surface area | 124 square kilometers (48 sq mi) to 200 square kilometers (77 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) |
Aralsor (Kazakh: Аралсор; Russian: Аралсор) is a bittern salt lake group in Bokey Orda District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake lies about 80 kilometers (50 mi) to the east of the Russian border, north of the R-97 Highway (Kazakhstan). The road connects Saykyn station of the Volga Railway near lake Botkul with the village of Taipak on the right bank of the Ural River.[2] Salt extraction on an industrial scale is carried out at the lake.[3]