Kokshetau Lakes

Kokshetau Lakes
Көкшетау көлдері
Kokshetau Lakes area ONC map section
Kokshetau Lakes is located in Kazakhstan
Kokshetau Lakes
Kokshetau Lakes
Location in Kazakhstan
Panorama of lake Kishi Shabakty
LocationKokshetau Hills,
Kazakh Uplands
Coordinates53°00′N 70°12′E / 53.000°N 70.200°E / 53.000; 70.200[1]
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Surface area3,434 km2 (1,326 sq mi)
Max. depth40 m (130 ft)
Surface elevation200 m (656 ft) to 500 m (1,640 ft)
FrozenOctober to May

Kokshetau Lakes (Kazakh: Көкшетау көлдері) is a group of water bodies in the North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, Kazakhstan.[2]

The lakes are in a picturesque mountain setting with rocky outcrops and pine forest covered hill slopes. They are one of the main tourist destinations in Kazakhstan, with holiday cottages and resorts near some of them. Burabay spa town is located in the strip of land between lakes Burabay and Ulken Shabakty. The Kokshetau Lakes are part of the Kokshetau National Park and the Burabay National Park protected areas.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ "N-42 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ Kokshetau National Park map
  4. ^ Burabay National Park
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference GSE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).