Altybaysor

Altybaysor (Kazakh: Алтыбайсор) is a salt lake in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.^[1]

Altybaysor
Алтыбайсор
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in September
Altybaysor
Location	Aksu City Administration
Coordinates	51°34′38″N 76°36′18″E
Type	endorheic lake
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	6.2 kilometers (3.9 mi)
Max. width	3.7 kilometers (2.3 mi)
Surface area	13.6 square kilometers (5.3 sq mi)
Residence time	UTC+6:00
Surface elevation	110 meters (360 ft)

The lake lies 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the SSW of Aksu city. The area surrounding the lake is used for livestock grazing.^[2][3]

Geography

Altybaysor is an endorheic lake of the northern end of the Kazakh Uplands at an elevation of 110 meters (360 ft). The Irtysh flows 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the east of the eastern shores of the lake.^[1]

There are a number of smaller lakes in its vicinity, such as Zhamantuz (Aksu City Administration) 23 kilometers (14 mi) to the northwest, Zhamantuz (May District) 47 kilometers (29 mi) to the SSE, Batyrsha 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the west and Bozshasor 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) to the south. Alkamergen lies 39 kilometers (24 mi) to the south.^[3][2][4]

See also

• Sor (geomorphology)