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Koksengirsor
Koksengirsor (; ) is a salt lake in the Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the WNW of Zolotaya Niva village. The border with Akmola Region runs close to the southern end of the lake. Koksengirsor has local economic importance. Geography Koksengirsor is an endorheic lake part of the Ishim river basin. It lies at an elevation of . It is oriented from NE to SW and is elongated, roughly hourglass shaped. The southern part is shallower than the northern one and the eastern shore of the lake is steep. The Saga river flows from the west into the western shore and the Karasu from the southeast into the southern end of Koksengirsor. The lake usually freezes in November and stays under ice until March. Lake Atansor is located to the SSW. The western end of larger lake Siletiteniz lies to the ENE and Ulken Karoy to the north.Google Earth''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atansor
Atansor () is a salt lake in Birzhan sal District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Enbekshilder is located close to the northern lakeshore and now abolished Atansor village close to the southwestern one. The name "Atansor" was probably given because of a camel drowning in the lake in the past. Geography Atansor is an endorheic lake of the northern end of the Kazakh Uplands. It lies in a basin among low hills at an elevation of . It has an irregular shape, with wide bays in the north and in the south of the eastern part. The Atan river flows into the lake from the northwest. Atansor is usually replenished in the spring with melted snow from the surrounding steppe. The water is salty and the lake mostly dries up in summer, turning into a sor. The shores of the lake are flat and smooth, except for a few rocky and steep stretches. The lake bottom is rough and filled with sediments. Among the lakes in its vicinity, Zhambaysor lies to the east, Mamay to the southwest, Kotyrkol to ... [...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] |
Ualikhanov District
Ualikhanov (, ) is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Kishkenekol. Population: Geography Lakes Siletiteniz, Zhamantuz, Zhaksytuz, Koksengirsor and Teke Teke or Tekke can refer to: People * Teke (tribe), a tribe of southern Turkmenistan * Teke people or Bateke, a Central African ethnic group * Fatih Tekke (born 1977), Turkish footballer * Kent Tekulve (born 1947), American baseball player Places ... are located in the district. References Districts of Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region {{NorthKazakhstanRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolotaya Niva (Ualikhanov District)
Zolotaya Niva () is a village in Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of the Karasu Rural District (KATO code - 596443580). Population: Geography Zolotaya Niva lies southwest of Kishkenekol, the district capital, and southeast of lake Koksengirsor Koksengirsor (; ) is a salt lake in the Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the WNW of Zolotaya Niva village. The border with Akmola Region runs close to the southern end of the lake. Koksengirsor has lo .... References Populated places in North Kazakhstan Region {{NorthKazakhstanRegion-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, 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 (river), Big Almaty and Small Almaty (river), 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 Astana, Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a web mapping, web and computer program created by Google that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geographic information system, GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the Earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google revealed that Google Earth covers more than 97 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulken Karoy
Ulken-Karoy or Ulken Karaoy, meaning "Big Karoy" (; or ''Большой Карой'' —Bolshoy Karoy), is a salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the northwest of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. to the east lies lake Teke. The nearest inhabited localities are Kulykol and Talshik. Geography Lying in the southern part of the Ishim Plain, south of the Russian border, Ulken-Karoy is one of the main lakes of the region. It is an endorheic lake sharing the same depression as lakes Teke in the east and Kishi-Karoy in the west. The lake is shallow and its bottom is muddy. The shores are flat. In years of drought Ulken-Karoy almost completely dries up and its water surface may decline to barely . An enormous island occupies the middle of the lake. It is joined to the mainland in its southern part, except during periods of high water. In such periods the water of the lake becomes fresh. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siletiteniz
Siletiteniz (, ''Sıletıteñız''), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in the Ishim Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. The lake lies in North Kazakhstan, with the Pavlodar Region border running along the eastern lakeshore and the Kazakhstan-Russia border to the north of the northeastern end. ''Teniz'' is Kazakh for "sea", while the etymology of ''Selety'' is less clear. One hypothesis is that it derives from Yeniseian *''sēre'', "stag." Geography The lake basin covers but the actual area covered by water varies according to the seasons. The lake reaches a maximum depth of and has a volume of about . The northern and eastern shores are high and straight while the western shore is low-lying and indented, gradually giving way to salt marshes. Hydrogen sulfide is emitted from deposits at the bottom of the lake. Smaller lake Zhamantuz lies close to the southwestern tip, and lake Zhaksytuz to the south. Other lakes in the vicinity are Kyzyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akmola Region
Akmola Region (, ; ) is a centrally located regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during Soviet Union, Soviet rule. Its capital is Kökşetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but is politically separate from Aqmola Region. The region's population is 715,000; Kökşetau's is 157,000. Some gold mining, gold and coal mining occur in the area. Geography The area of the region is 146,200 square kilometers. Aqmola, along with Ulytau Region and Karaganda Region are Kazakhstan's only regions which don't touch the country's outer borders. The region borders North Kazakhstan Region in the north, Pavlodar Region in the east, Karagandy Region in the south, and Kostanay Region in the west. The Sileti river flows through the region. Etymology Aqmola means "white tomb" in Kazakh. Demographics Ethnic groups Religion Administrative divisions The region is administratively divided into seventeen districts and the cities of ... [...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] |
Ishim Plain
Ishim Steppe (, , ''Yesil dalasy'') is a plain in the southern part of Western Siberia, between the Irtysh and Tobol rivers. Administratively it is part of Kurgan, Tyumen, and Omsk oblasts in Russia, and the North Kazakhstan Region in Kazakhstan. Geography The plain includes the Ishim, after which it is named. It varies in altitude from to and is composed chiefly of sand and clay deposits of the Neocene era, covered with loess-like loams. The terrain is characterized by a series of crests and hollows, with the ridges extending from the northeast to the southwest. The almost long Kamyshlov Log (Камышловский лог), a trench where lake Bolshoy Tarangul lies, stretches roughly from east to west across the plain. In the lowlands and valleys there are numerous fresh, bitter, and salt lakes, such as Siletiteniz, Kyzylkak, Medvezhye, Stanovoye, Teke, Ebeyty, Tavolzhan and Shaglyteniz, as well as the Krutinsky Lakes, including lakes Tenis-Saltaim, Sazykul and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
