Gorkiye Kilty | |
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Горькие Кильты | |
Location | Kulunda Steppe West Siberian Plain |
Coordinates | 52°32′47″N 79°17′26″E / 52.54639°N 79.29056°E |
Type | endorheic |
Catchment area | 305 square kilometers (118 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Russia |
Max. length | 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
Max. width | 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) |
Surface area | 4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi) |
Residence time | UTC+7 |
Surface elevation | 116 meters (381 ft) |
Islands | none |
Settlements | Semyonovka, 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]