Английская Википедия:Ashchykol, Jambyl Region
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox body of water Ashchykol (Шаблон:Lang-kk) is a salt lake in the Sarysu and Talas districts, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Ashchykol is located Шаблон:Convert to the northwest of Akkol village.[2][3]
Geography
Ashchykol is located north of the Karatau Range, in the lower Talas river basin. Lake Tuzkol lies very close to the west, and Akkol Шаблон:Convert to the southeast. The Koktal flows into the lake from the southwest and a branch of it connects it with Tuzkol to the west. A tributary of the Asa river flows out of the lake from the eastern shore.[3][2]
The northern edge of the lake is steep, its banks reaching a height between Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert. On the other hand, the eastern lakeshore is flat and sandy, while the southern is clayey. The water freezes at the end of December and melts at the end of March. Depending from the rainfall the lake dries completely in the summer, becoming a vast salt flat.[2]
Flora and fauna
Reeds grow on some of the lakeshore stretches. There are seasons in which geese, ducks and waders stop over in the lake.[2]
See also
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Google Earth
