Taikonyr

Taikonyr
Тайқоңыр
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in April.
Taikonyr is located in Kazakhstan
Taikonyr
Taikonyr
LocationIshim Plain
Coordinates52°41′42″N 75°41′09″E / 52.69500°N 75.68583°E / 52.69500; 75.68583
Typeendorheic lake
Catchment area117 square kilometers (45 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi)
Max. width3.7 kilometers (2.3 mi)
Surface area14.9 square kilometers (5.8 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+6:00
Shore length120.2 kilometers (12.6 mi)
Surface elevation87 meters (285 ft)
Islandsno
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Taikonyr (Kazakh: Тайқоңыр; Russian: Тайконур) is a salt lake in the Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

The lake lies 37 kilometers (23 mi) to the SSW of Aktogay, the district capital, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the west of Zhanatap village.[2][3] Taikonyr has economic importance, there is commercial extraction of salt at the lake. Part of the salt is exported to the Russian Federation.[4]

  1. ^ "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
  4. ^ Месторождения соли в РФ и странах СНГ — Павлодарское месторождение соли