Flashcards: Lakes of Kazakhstan

Lake Zhalanashkol (Kazakh: Жалаңашкөл, literally "Bare Lake", or "Exposed Lake"; Russian: Жаланашколь) is a freshwater lake in the eastern part of Kazakhstan, on the border of Almaty Province (Alakol District) and East Kazakhstan Province (Urzhar District).

Lake Zaysan (Kazakh: Зайсан көлі, Zaysan köli, زايسان كؤلئ; Mongolian: Зайсан нуур, Zaisan nuur, ~noble lake, Russian: Озеро Зайсан, Ozero Zajsan; simplified Chinese: 斋桑泊; traditional Chinese: 齋桑泊; pinyin: Zhāisāng Pō, Xiao'erjing: جَىْصْا پْ; Dungan: Җэсонпə) is a freshwater lake, ca.

The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал Теңізі Aral Teñizi; Uzbek: Orol dengizi; Russian: Ара́льское море, tr. Aral'skoye Morye; IPA: [ɐˈralʲskəjə ˈmorʲɪ]; Tajik: Баҳри Арал Bahri Aral; older Persian: دریاچه خوارزم‎‎ Daryâche Khârazm; Mongolian: Арал тэнгис) was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda Regions) in the north and Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) in the south.

Lake Markakol (Kazakh: Маркаколь көлі, Markakol' köli; Russian: озеро Маркаколь, ozero Markakol') is a lake in East Kazakhstan.

Lake Balkhash (Kazakh: Балқаш Көлі, Balqaş köli; Russian: Озеро Балхаш, Ozero Balkhash) is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 15th largest lake in the world.

Sasykkol Lake (Kazakh: Сасықкөл) is a lake in eastern part of Kazakhstan.

The Lake Issyk also known as Issyk Lake (Kazakh: Есік көлі) is a lake in Kazakhstan fed by the Issyk River.

Aike is a lake on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia.

The South Aral Sea was a lake in the basin of the former Aral Sea which formed in 1986 when that body divided in two, due to diversion of river inflow for agriculture.

Lake Kaindy (Kazakh: Қайыңды көлі, Qayıñdı köli), meaning the "birch tree lake"—is a 400-meter-long (1,300 ft) lake in Kazakhstan that reaches depths near 30 meters (98 ft) in some areas.

Lake Jasybay (Kazakh: Жасыбай, alternately Zhasybay) is a lake located in Kazakhstan's Bayanaul National Park, about 85 miles south of Ekibastuz, in south-eastern Pavlodar Region.

The basin of the lake has tectonic origin with complex shape and general slope to the north.

Tengiz Lake (Kazakh: Теңіз көлі; Russian: Тенгиз) is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan.

Kapchagay Reservoir, also spelled Qapshaghay Bogeni Reservoir and sometimes referred to as Lake Kapchagay, is a major reservoir in Almaty Region in southeastern Kazakhstan, approximately 60 kilometres north of Almaty.

Lake Kamyslybas is a large saltwater lake in the Qyzylorda Province, Kazakhstan.

Alakol Lake (Kazakh: Алакөл, Turkic "motley lake") is a lake located in the Almaty and Shyghyz provinces, east central Kazakhstan.

The North Aral Sea (Kazakh: Солтүстік Арал теңізі, Russian: Северное Аральское море) is the portion of the former Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya River.

Borovoe (Бурабай көлі) is one of the Burabay lakes in the north of Kazakhstan, in the Burabay District of Akmola Region, in the eastern foothills of Kokshe Mountain.

Lake Chagan (or Lake Balapan), Kazakhstan, is a lake created by the Chagan nuclear test fired on January 15, 1965, part of the Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy.

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.