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Belenkoye (lake, Tabunsky District)

Coordinates: 52°59′20″N 78°57′08″E / 52.98889°N 78.95222°E / 52.98889; 78.95222
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Belenkoye
Беленькое
Sentinel-2 image of the lake.
Belenkoye is located in Altai Krai
Belenkoye
Belenkoye
Belenkoye is located in Russia
Belenkoye
Belenkoye
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°59′20″N 78°57′08″E / 52.98889°N 78.95222°E / 52.98889; 78.95222
Typeendorheic
Catchment area477 square kilometers (184 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi)
Max. width2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi)
Surface area4.6 square kilometers (1.8 sq mi)
Water volume0.00676 cubic kilometers (0.00162 cu mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation105 meters (344 ft)

Belenkoye (Russian: Беленькое) is a salt lake in Tabunsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

The lake lies at the western end of the Krai. Bolsheromanovka is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) to the west of the western lakeshore and Tabuny, the district capital, lies 27 kilometers (17 mi) to the SSW of the lake. Other inhabited places nearby are Georgiyevka, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the east, and Karpilovka 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the south.[2]

Geography

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Belenkoye is located in a residual depression of the Kulunda Plain. It has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of about 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi).[3][1][4]

Lake Maloye Yarovoye lies 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the ENE, Belenkoye (Slavgorod Municipality)[5] 23 kilometers (14 mi) in the same direction, Bolshoye Yarovoye 21 kilometers (13 mi) to the southwest, and lake Kulunda 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the east.[3][2]

Flora and fauna

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The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape, salt pans and cultivated fields. Artemia salina crustaceans live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.[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 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c PRODUCTIVITY OF ARTEMY POPULATIONS OF SMALL LAKES OF THE CLOSED FLOW REGION OF THE OB-IRTYSH INTERFLUVE
  4. ^ State Water Register of the Russian Federation - Озеро Беленькое
  5. ^ State Water Register of the Russian Federation - Озеро Беленькое
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