Bolshoye Shklo

Bolshoye Shklo
Большое Шкло
Sentinel-2 image of the lake with Konstantinovka village below
Bolshoye Shklo is located in Altai Krai
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo is located in Russia
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°37′51″N 79°04′21″E / 52.63083°N 79.07250°E / 52.63083; 79.07250
Typeendorheic
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi)
Max. width1.9 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation116 meters (381 ft)
SettlementsKonstantinovka

Bolshoye Shklo (‹See Tfd›Russian: Большое Шкло), also known as Bolshoye Shklo-Ushkaly (‹See Tfd›Russian: Большое Шкло-Ушкалы), is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

The lake lies at the western end of the Krai. Konstantinovka is located by the southern lakeshore and Kulunda, the district capital, lies 9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi) to the southwest of the lake. Other inhabited places nearby are Zlatopol, 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the east, Mirabilit, 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) to the south, Myshkino, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the southwest, and Smirnenkoye 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the southeast.[2]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 September 2024.