Gorkiye Kilty

Gorkiye Kilty
Горькие Кильты
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Gorkiye Kilty is located in Altai Krai
Gorkiye Kilty
Gorkiye Kilty
Gorkiye Kilty is located in Russia
Gorkiye Kilty
Gorkiye Kilty
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°32′47″N 79°17′26″E / 52.54639°N 79.29056°E / 52.54639; 79.29056
Typeendorheic
Catchment area305 square kilometers (118 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi)
Max. width2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi)
Surface area4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation116 meters (381 ft)
Islandsnone
SettlementsSemyonovka, Smirnenkoye and Ozyornoye

Gorkiye Kilty (Russian: Горькие Кильты), also known as Gorkiye Kelty (Russian: Горькие Келыты)[1] and as Kelty Gorkoye (Russian: Келыты Горькое), is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[2]

The lake is located close to the western edge of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Semyonovka located 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) from the eastern lakeshore, Smirnenkoye 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) from the southwestern side, and Ozyornoye, 3.3 kilometers (2.1 mi) from the southern end. Kulunda, the district capital, lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west.[3]

  1. ^ Горькие Кильты - Озера России
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 16 September 2024.