Kalkaman (lake)
Kalkaman (Kazakh: Қалқаман), also known as Kalkamantuz (Kazakh: Қалқамантұз), are two salt lakes in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
| Kalkaman | |
|---|---|
| Қалқаман | |
Sentinel-2 image of the lakes | |
Kalkaman | |
| Location | Aksu City Administration |
| Coordinates | 52°02′02″N 76°32′58″E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 4.9 kilometers (3.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 12.6 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 0.6 meters (2 ft 0 in) |
| Max. depth | 0.8 meters (2 ft 7 in) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 16.6 kilometers (10.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 108.6 meters (356 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Kalkaman lakes are located 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the WSW of Aksu City and 33 kilometers (21 mi) to the ENE of Kalkaman village. The nearest village is Pogranichnik 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NW. Yevgenyevka lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the ESE.
There is commercial extraction of salt from the lakes. Some of the salt is exported to Western Siberia.
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