Bolshoye Shklo (Russian: Большое Шкло), also known as Bolshoye Shklo-Ushkaly (Russian: Большое Шкло-Ушкалы), is a salt lake in Kulundinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

Bolshoye Shklo
Большое Шкло
Sentinel-2 image of the lake with Konstantinovka village below
Bolshoye Shklo is located in Altai Krai
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo is located in Russia
Bolshoye Shklo
Bolshoye Shklo
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°37′51″N 79°04′21″E / 52.63083°N 79.07250°E / 52.63083; 79.07250
Typeendorheic
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi)
Max. width1.9 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation116 meters (381 ft)
SettlementsKonstantinovka

The lake lies at the western end of the Krai. Konstantinovka is located by the southern lakeshore and Kulunda, the district capital, lies 9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi) to the southwest of the lake. Other inhabited places nearby are Zlatopol, 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the east, Mirabilit, 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) to the south, Myshkino, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the southwest, and Smirnenkoye 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the southeast.[2]

Geography

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Bolshoye Shklo is located in a residual depression of the Kulunda Plain. It has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of about 2 kilometers (1.2 mi).[3][1][4]

Lake Maloye Shklo lies 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) to the SSW, Shchekulduk 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the southwest, Gorkiye Kilty 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the southeast, and Bolshoye Yarovoye 34 kilometers (21 mi) to the northwest, close to the Russia-Kazakhstan border.[3][2]

Flora and fauna

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The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape, cultivated fields, and a village. Artemia salina crustaceans live in the lake and are 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 Алтайская краевая универсальная научная библиотека - Кулундинский район
  4. ^ State Water Register of the Russian Federation - Озеро Бол. Шкло
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