Kiyakty, the Glossary
Kiyakty (Қияқты; Киякты) is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
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20 relations: Almaty, Endorheic basin, Google Earth, Greater flamingo, Groundwater, Karaganda Region, Kazakh Uplands, Kazakhstan, Kerey (lake), Kon (river), Kulanotpes, Lake Tengiz, List of lakes of Kazakhstan, Nura District, Salt lake, Salt marsh, Sentinel-2, Sor (geomorphology), Steppe, UTC+06:00.
- Karaganda Region
- Tengiz basin
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million.
Endorheic basin
An endorheic basin (also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other, external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent and seasonal lakes and swamps that equilibrate through evaporation.
See Kiyakty and Endorheic basin
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.
Greater flamingo
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family.
See Kiyakty and Greater flamingo
Groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region (Qarağandy oblysy, Карагандинская область) is a region of Kazakhstan.
See Kiyakty and Karaganda Region
Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands (Сарыарқа, Saryarqa - "Yellow Ridge", Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and Kazakh Uplands are Karaganda Region.
See Kiyakty and Kazakh Uplands
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.
Kerey (lake)
Kerey (Керей) is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and Kerey (lake) are endorheic lakes of Asia, lakes of Kazakhstan and Tengiz basin.
Kon (river)
The Kon (Көң; Кон) is a river in the Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and Kon (river) are Tengiz basin.
Kulanotpes
The Kulanotpes (Құланөтпес; Куланотпес) is a river in the Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and Kulanotpes are Karaganda Region and Tengiz basin.
Lake Tengiz
Tengiz Lake (Теңіз көлі, Teñız kölı; Тенгиз) is a saline lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and lake Tengiz are lakes of Kazakhstan and Tengiz basin.
List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. Kiyakty and List of lakes of Kazakhstan are lakes of Kazakhstan.
See Kiyakty and List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Nura District
Nura District (Нұра ауданы, Nūra audany) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. Kiyakty and Nura District are Karaganda Region.
Salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre).
Salt marsh
A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters.
Sor (geomorphology)
A sor (сор; шор) is a closed drainless depression characteristic of the Central Asian deserts, found especially in Kazakhstan.
See Kiyakty and Sor (geomorphology)
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes.
UTC+06:00
UTC+06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +06:00.
See also
Karaganda Region
- Abay District, Karaganda Region
- Akbastau
- Aktogay District, Karaganda Region
- Ashchysu (Ayr)
- Ashchysu (Nura)
- Atasu (river)
- Baikonyr
- Balkhash Radar Station
- Balyktykol (Karasor Basin)
- Barrows of Tasmola
- Betpak-Dala
- Botakara (lake)
- Bukhar-Zhyrau District
- Kalmakkyrgan
- Karaganda Region
- Karkaraly District
- Karlag
- Katynkol
- Kazakh Uplands
- Kiyakty
- Koktinkoli
- Kulanotpes
- Kypshak
- Kyzylarai
- Nura District
- Olenti (Auliekol)
- Rudnichnoye
- Sary Shagan
- Sarybel District
- Saumalkol (Karasor Basin)
- Saumalkol, Bukhar-Zhyrau District
- Saumalkol, N Karkaraly District
- Sherubainura
- Shet District
- Shoshkakol
- Shubarteniz
- Shybyndy
- Sokyr
- Sonaly
- Tundik
- Ulken Kundyzdy
- Zhaman Sarysu
- Zheltau (massif)
- Zhymyky
Tengiz basin
- Akbastau
- Ashchysu (Nura)
- Kerey (lake)
- Kiyakty
- Kon (river)
- Korgalzhyn (lake)
- Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
- Kozhakol
- Kulanotpes
- Kypshak
- Lake Tengiz
- Nura (river)
- Sherubainura
- Sholakshalkar
- Sokyr
- Sonaly
- Ulken Kundyzdy