Maysor (Kazakh: Майсор; Russian: Майсор) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Maysor | |
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Майсор | |
Location | Ekibastuz City Administration |
Coordinates | 51°37′29″N 75°10′55″E / 51.62472°N 75.18194°E |
Type | endorheic |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) |
Max. width | 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) |
Surface area | 3.1 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi) |
Residence time | UTC+6 |
Shore length1 | 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 216 meters (709 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Maysor is located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the southwest of Ekibastuz city. Ekibastuz Airport lies 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) to the south.[2]
Geography
editMaysor is an endorheic lake in the basin of the Irtysh river. Some sections of the shore have clusters of reeds. There are several small lakes in the surrounding area.[2]
Maysor fills with precipitation and groundwater. The lake has water all year round. Its surface freezes in the second half of November and thaws in the second half of April.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: " Kazakh Encyclopedia " LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
External links
edit- Media related to Maysor (Irtysh basin) at Wikimedia Commons