Ulken Shabakty
Lake Ulken Shabakty (Kazakh: Үлкен Шабақты, Ülken Şabaqty; Russian: Большое Чебачье) is a lake in the Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Fishery on the lake is common.
The lake lies by Burabay spa town, in the Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort zone. It is part of the Burabay National Park, a protected area.
"Ulken Shabakty" means "Big Fish" in the Kazakh language ( "Ulken" - big; "Shabakty " - fish).
Description
Ulken Shabakty is part of the Kokshetau Lakes, Kokshetau Hills, Kazakh Uplands. It is located to the north of lake Burabay. Lake Kishi Shabakty lies 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, and lake Shchuchye 16 km (9.9 mi) to the SSW. There are a number of islands in the lake. It has an area of 25.5 km (9.8 sq mi). The average depth of the lake is about 10.8 m (35 ft), with a maximum of 33 m (108 ft). The lake basin is of tectonic origin, with granite rocks lining certain stretches of the shore.
See also
References
- ^ Ülken Shabaqty Köli sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-17; database download sa 2015-05-23
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "N-42 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.