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Maloye Yarovoye

Coordinates: 53°02′31″N 79°07′44″E / 53.04194°N 79.12889°E / 53.04194; 79.12889
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Maloye Yarovoye
Малое Яровое
Twilight panorama of the lakeshore
Maloye Yarovoye is located in Altai Krai
Maloye Yarovoye
Maloye Yarovoye
Maloye Yarovoye is located in Russia
Maloye Yarovoye
Maloye Yarovoye
LocationKulunda Plain
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates53°02′31″N 79°07′44″E / 53.04194°N 79.12889°E / 53.04194; 79.12889
Typeendorheic
Catchment area1,010 square kilometers (390 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length7.2 kilometers (4.5 mi)
Max. width6.3 kilometers (3.9 mi)
Surface area35.2 square kilometers (13.6 sq mi)
Average depth2 meters (6 ft 7 in)
Max. depth5 meters (16 ft)
Residence timeUTC+6
Surface elevation98 meters (322 ft)
IslandsNone

Maloye Yarovoye (Russian: Малое Яровое, lit.'Little Yarovoye') is a salt lake in Slavgorod Municipality, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

The lake is located in the northwestern part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Vladimirovka and Semyonovka, located not far from the northwestern shore. Slavgorod lies 28 kilometers (17 mi) to the west.[2] The lake is a protected area.[3]

Geography

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Located in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain, Maloye Yarovoye has a roughly circular shape with a diameter of about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi). The lakeshore is steep, sloping down from heights between 3 meters (9.8 ft) and 5 meters (16 ft). The water is saline and the lake bottom has layers of sand and silt.[3]

Lake Kulunda lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the east, Belenkoye (Tabunsky District) 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) to the southeast, Belenkoye (Slavgorod Municipality) 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the east, Bolshoye Yarovoye 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the WSW and Burlinskoye 43 kilometers (27 mi) to the WNW.[2]

Flora and fauna

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Maloye Yarovoye is surrounded by steppe vegetation. There are no fish in the lake, its only aquatic fauna is the small crustacean Artemia salina.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Озеро Малое Яровое - ЦБС г. Славгорода
  4. ^ Малое Яровое озеро в Алтайском крае
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