Taikonyr (; ) is a

salt lake A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per liter). I ...

in the Aktogay District,

Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 201 ...

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 lake lies to the SSW of Aktogay, the district capital, and to the west of Zhanatap village. Taikonyr has economic importance, there is commercial extraction of

salt In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). When used in food, especially in granulated form, it is more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as r ...

at the lake. Part of the salt is exported to the

Russian Federation Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

.Месторождения соли в РФ и странах СНГ — Павлодарское месторождение соли
/ref>

Geography

Taikonyr is an

endorheic lake An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic lakes are generally Saline water, saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes ...

of the

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. ...

, at the southern end of the

West Siberian Plain The West Siberian Plain () is a large plain that occupies the western portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei, Yenisei River in the east, and the Altai Mountains on the southeast. Much of the plain is poorly d ...

. It is part of the

Irtysh The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world. The river's source lies in the Altai Mountains, Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern p ...

river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of . The Irtysh flows to the northeast of the lake. Taikonyr is roughly hourglass shaped. Its shore is flat with some parts cut by ravines. The lake dries in the summer, turning pink before drying out.

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 satelli ...

Zhalpaksor, its nearest neighbor, lies only to the west. During spring floods its water overflows into Taikonyr through a shallow channel. There are a number of other lakes in the vicinity, such as

Karakaska Karakaska (; ) is a salt lake in the Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the southwest of Aktogay, the district capital. The area surrounding the lake is used for livestock grazing. Geography Karakaska is an endo ...

to the west,

Shureksor Shureksor () is a salt lake in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the NNE of Ekibastuz city. The area surrounding Shureksor is used for grazing and for livestock watering in the spring. Geography Shu ...

to the south, and

Zhamantuz Zhamantuz (; "bad salt") may refer to: *Zhamantuz, Aksu City Administration, a lake in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *Zhamantuz, Aktogay District, a lake in Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *Zhamantuz (lake, ...

to the northwest.''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -

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 ...

" Kazakh Encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume VIII

Flora and fauna

Taikonyr is surrounded by

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 subtropica ...

vegetation. The area near the lake is used for livestock grazing.

References

External links

* {{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Pavlodar Region Endorheic basins of Asia

Geography

Flora and fauna

See also

References

External links