Lake Kulunda
Template:Short description Template:Infobox lake Lake Kulunda or Kulundinskoye[1] (Template:Langx) is a lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.
The Kulunda and Suetka rivers flow into the lake, which is connected by a channel with Lake Kuchuk to the south. Lake Maloye Yarovoye lies Script error: No such module "convert". to the west and lakes Bauzhansor and Zhigilda Script error: No such module "convert". to the southwest.[2] The nearest town is Blagoveshchenka.[3]
Geography
Lake Kulunda is the largest lake in Altai Krai. It is an endorheic lake located in the eastern side of the Kulunda Plain, near the western limit of the Ob Plateau. This lake, along with many other lakes in the region, exhibits a wide array of colors. The variations in color suggest that each lake is at a different stage of eutrophication. Kuchuk, the lake immediately south of Lake Kulunda is mauve-colored, contrasting with the oval, dark blue lake along the northwest edge of the photograph. The lake has no outlets and two deltas can be observed along the eastern side of the lake. The white areas are salty minerals that were deposited on the surface as water evaporated rendering the water hypersaline, with a mineralization of 111.5 g/L, suitable for a native population of brine shrimp (Artemia sp.).[4] A well-established shelter belt system (a series of three parallel lines adjoining end to end) runs generally north-south along the eastern side of Lake Kulunda to form a manmade barrier to help protect against wind erosion. The cultivated field patterns nearby are large and roughly rectangular in shape.
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References
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- ↑ Google Earth
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