| Shchekulduk | |
|---|---|
| Щекулдук | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake with Kulunda town in the upper right | |
  Shchekulduk  Shchekulduk | |
| Location | Kulunda Steppe West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°32′04″N 78°52′39″E / 52.53444°N 78.87750°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.9 kilometers (1.8 mi) |
| Surface area | 7.1 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+7 |
| Surface elevation | 123 meters (404 ft) |
| Settlements | Kulunda |
Shchekulduk (Russian: Щекулдук), also known as Shekulduk (Russian: Шекулдук) is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. Kulunda, the district capital, lies just 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) from the northeastern shore of the lake. Other inhabited places nearby are Estlan, 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) to the southwest, Novopetrovka, 0.6 kilometers (0.37 mi) to the east, and Oktyabrsky 1.7 kilometers (1.1 mi) to the north.[2]
The name of the lake is of Kazakh origin.[3]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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