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Coordinates: 52°32′04″N 78°52′39″E / 52.53444°N 78.87750°E / 52.53444; 78.87750
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==Flora and fauna==
==Flora and fauna==
The lake is surrounded by flat [[steppe]] landscape and cultivated fields.<ref name="AK">[https://akunb.altlib.ru/o-tsentre-ekologiya/ekologicheskaya-karta-altaya/kulundinskiy-rayon/ Алтайская краевая универсальная научная библиотека - Кулундинский район]</ref>
The lake is surrounded by flat [[steppe]] landscape cultivated fields.<ref name="AK">[https://akunb.altlib.ru/o-tsentre-ekologiya/ekologicheskaya-karta-altaya/kulundinskiy-rayon/ Алтайская краевая универсальная научная библиотека - Кулундинский район]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 15:10, 19 September 2024

Shchekulduk
Щекулдук
Sentinel-2 image of the lake with Kulunda town in the upper right
Shchekulduk is located in Altai Krai
Shchekulduk
Shchekulduk
Shchekulduk is located in Russia
Shchekulduk
Shchekulduk
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°32′04″N 78°52′39″E / 52.53444°N 78.87750°E / 52.53444; 78.87750
Typeendorheic
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi)
Max. width2.9 kilometers (1.8 mi)
Surface area7.1 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation123 meters (404 ft)
SettlementsKulunda

Shchekulduk (Russian: Щекулдук), also known as Shekulduk (Russian: Шекулдук) is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. Kulunda, the district capital, lies just 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) from the northeastern shore of the lake. Other inhabited places nearby are Estlan, 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) to the southwest, Novopetrovka, 0.6 kilometers (0.37 mi) to the east, and Oktyabrsky 1.7 kilometers (1.1 mi) to the north.[2]

The name of the lake is of Kazakh origin.[3]

Geography

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Shchekulduk is located in a residual depression of the Kulunda Plain. It has a roughly polygonal shape, with a length of almost 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from west to east. The lakeshore has a small peninsula on the northeastern side that forms a small bay named Bukhta Udachi where there is tourism infrastructure for visitors.[4][3][1][5]

Lake Kirey lies 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the ESE, Bolshoye Shklo 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the northeast, Gorkiye Kilty 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the east, and Bura 26 kilometers (16 mi) to the northwest, at the Russia-Kazakhstan border.[3][2]

Flora and fauna

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The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape, cultivated fields and urbanized areas.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Алтайская краевая универсальная научная библиотека - Кулундинский район
  4. ^ Bukhta-Udachi
  5. ^ State Water Register of the Russian Federation - Озеро Шекулдук
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