Bauzhansor () or Baudzhansor () is a

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Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative ce ...

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The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Yagotinskaya, Telmansky and

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. Blagoveshchenka, the district capital, lies to the ENE. The border with Tabunsky District runs along the western lakeshore.

Geography

Located in the

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, Bauzhansor is

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-shaped. It stretches for approximately from north to south. The shores are fringed by salt pans. The mud of the lake is used locally for medicinal purposes. Lake Kuchuk lies to the east, Kulunda to the northeast, Zhigilda to the NNW, and

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to the south.

Flora and fauna

The lake is surrounded by flat

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landscape and cultivated fields. The small crustaceans ''

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'' live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.По-Сибири — Озеро Баужансор в Благовещенском районе – место отдыха и место добычи рачков артемии
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Соленые озераГде побывать в Алтайском краеБлаговещенский район
Lakes of Altai Krai Endorheic lakes of Asia Kulunda Steppe

Geography

Flora and fauna

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