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Kalmakkol
Kalmakkol (), is a salt lake in Gabit Musirepov District, North Kazakhstan Region, and Zhaksy District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Novoishim town, the administrative center of the district, is located approximately to the NNW of the lake. The border with Akmola Region runs close to the southwestern shore of the lake and a small sector lies within Zhaksy District.Google Earth Geography Kalmakkol occupies a tectonic depression at the southern end of the West Siberian Plain. It lies about to the east of the left bank of the Ishim. The Akkanburlyk, a tributary of the Ishim, flows to the north of the northern end. The lake has a roughly triangular shape.ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5 Ulykol lake is located to the northwest in the same district. Lake Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau lies to the northeast. Flora The vegetation in the area of the lake is steppe. See also *List of lakes of Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau
Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau (; ), is a lake in Aiyrtau District, North Kazakhstan Region, and Sandyktau District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau village is located by the northeastern and Priozyornoye by the southern lakeshore. Most of the lake is North Kazakhstan Region, but the southern tip is in Akmola Region.Google Earth The lake water is used for irrigating nearby agricultural fields. Geography Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau lies in the western sector of the Kokshetau Lakes, at the western edge of the Kokshetau Hills. It is part of the Ishim basin. The shape of the lake is irregular, with two wide bays in the north separated by a broad landspit. The Akkanburlyk river flows out of the western end of the lake. The water is fresh and the bottom is sandy and pebbly. Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau is fed by rain and groundwater. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulykol
Ulykol (; ), is a lake in Gabit Musirepov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. Novoishim town, the administrative center of the district, is located approximately to the north of the lake. Starobelka village lies by the northern lakeshore. The lake water is used by nearby households.Google Earth Geography Ulykol occupies a tectonic depression at the southern end of the West Siberian Plain. It lies about to the east of the left bank of river Ishim. The lake has an arrowhead shape with the point in the north. The lakeshore is mostly steep, except for short stretches in the southwest and northwest where it is gently sloping. The bottom is flat and clayey, with a maximum depth of . The lake is fed by snow and rainwater. The water of the lake is fresh''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia" General editor, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9, volume IX Kalmakkol lake is located to the southeast in the same district and lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabit Musirepov District
Gabit Musirepov (, ) is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th .... The administrative center of the district is the selo of Novoishim. Population: Name The district was named after Soviet Kazakh writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh opera Kyz-Zhibek, Gabit Musirepov. Geography Lakes Kalmakkol and Ulykol are located in the district. Starobelka village lies by lake Ulykol. References Districts of Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region {{NorthKazakhstanRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaksy District
Zhaksy District (, ) is a district of Akmola Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Zhaksy Zhaksy (, ''Jaqsy'') is a village in northern-central Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Zhaksy District in Akmola Region. Climate Zhaksy has a humid continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: .... Population: History The district was established in 1957, originally named Kiiminsky (since 1964 — Zhaksynsky). From 1970 to 1997, it was part of the Turgay region. Geography The total land area is . The district borders with Sandyktau, Zharkain, Atbasar and Esil districts of Akmola region. Part of lake Kalmakkol is located in the district. Climate conditions The climate is sharply continental: hot in summer, harsh in winter, the duration of the frost-free period is 115–120 days. In terms of air purification and the quality of water consumed, the district is relatively prosperous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission's Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites were joined in orbit in 2024 by a third, Sentinel-2C, and in the future by Sentinel-2D, eventually replacing the A and B satellites, respectively. The mission supports services and applications such as agricultural monitoring, emergencies management, land cover classification, and water quality. Sentinel-2 has been developed and is being operated by the European Space Agency. The satellites were manufactured by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Overview The Sentinel-2 mission includes: * Multispectral image, Multi-spectral data with 13 bands in the Visible spectrum, visible, Infrared#Regions within the infrared, near infrared, and Infrared#Regions within the infrared, short wave infrared part of the Electromagnetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishim (river)
The Ishim (; ) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its average discharge is . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the course of the river travels through a vast marshland, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes. The river freezes from late November until March. Main tributaries The largest tributaries of the Ishim are, from source to mouth: * Kalkutan (right) * Zhabay (right) * Terisaqqan (left) * Aqqanburlyq (right) * Karasul (left) * Barsuk (right) In Astana According to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Astana was chosen as the capital in part due to the presence of the river. The city is also divided into two sections, the Right (northern) Bank of the Ishim or the old town, and the Left (southern) Bank, where the new government buildings suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes Of Kazakhstan ...
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is a list of the more important lakes, some of which are shared (Caspian Sea, Lake Aral, Lake Aike, etc.) with the neighbouring countries. See also * Sor (geomorphology) References {{Europe topic, List of lakes of * Lakes Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome A steppe is usually covered with grass and shrubs, depending on the season and latitude. The term ''steppe climate'' denotes a semi-arid climate, which is encountered in regions too dry to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental climate. Temperature extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to and in winter of down to . Besides this major seasonal difference, fluctuations between day and night are also significant: in both the highlands of Mongolia and northern Nevada, can be reached during the day with sub-freezing readings at night. Steppes ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation. The city is nestled at an elevation of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 feet), with the Big Almaty and Small Almaty rivers running through it, originating from the surrounding mountains and flowing into the plains. Almaty is the second-largest city in Central Asia and the fourth-largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Almaty served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 during the Soviet era and after independence from 1991 until the capital was relocated to Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty remains the most cosmopolitan and influential city in Kazakhstan, often regarded as the natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
