Alua (lake)
Alua (Kazakh: Алуа; Russian: Алва) is a salt lake in Esil District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
| Alua | |
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Sentinel-2 image of the lake | |
Alua | |
| Location | Ishim Plain |
| Coordinates | 54°23′24″N 68°16′31″E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 4.4 kilometers (2.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 7.7 square kilometers (3.0 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 11.8 kilometers (7.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 117.5 meters (385 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Yavlenka |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the NW of Yavlenka town, the administrative center of the district. Small Amangeldi village lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the southeast of the eastern lakeshore.
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