Shyganak

Shyganak
Шығанақ / Шаганак
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2022
Shyganak is located in Kazakhstan
Shyganak
Shyganak
LocationIshim Plain
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°39′N 74°21′E / 52.650°N 74.350°E / 52.650; 74.350
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsShiderti (Karasu)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length8.7 kilometers (5.4 mi)
Max. width2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi)
Surface area14.3 square kilometers (5.5 sq mi)
Shore length143.4 kilometers (27.0 mi)
Surface elevation84.8 meters (278 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shyganak or Shaganak (Kazakh: Шығанақ; Russian: Шаганак),[1][2] is a salt lake in Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]

The lake is located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) to the WSW of Aktogay, the district capital.[5][6]

  1. ^ Шидерты (река); Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
  3. ^ "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5