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Coordinates: 52°43′31″N 77°28′39″E / 52.72528°N 77.47750°E / 52.72528; 77.47750
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'''Ulken Tobylzhan''' ({{lang-kk|Үлкен Тобылжан}}; {{lang-ru|Большой Таволжан}}, ''Bolshoy Tavolzhan'') is a [[salt lake]] in [[Uspen District]], [[Pavlodar Region]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-43.jpg|title=N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326783739_Lakes_in_the_Central_Kazakhstan Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan]</ref>
'''Ulken Tobylzhan''' ({{lang-kk|Үлкен Тобылжан}}; {{lang-ru|Большой Таволжан}}, ''Bolshoy Tavolzhan'') is a [[salt lake]] in [[Uspen District]], [[Pavlodar Region]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-43.jpg|title=N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326783739_Lakes_in_the_Central_Kazakhstan Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan]</ref>


The lake lies {{convert|48|km|sp=us}} to the northeast of [[Pavlodar]] town and {{convert|15|km|sp=us}} south of [[Uspenka, Pavlodar Region|Uspenka]], the district capital.<ref name="GЕ"/>
The lake lies {{convert|48|km|sp=us}} to the northeast of [[Pavlodar]] town and {{convert|15|km|sp=us}} south of [[Uspenka, Pavlodar Region|Uspenka]], the district capital.<ref name="GЕ"/> There is commercial extraction of [[table salt|salt]] from Ulken Tobylzhan and Maly Tobylzhan, the two largest lakes of the group. Part of the salt is exported to the Western Siberia region.<ref>[https://www.esolk.ru/mestorozhdeniya-soli/pavlodarskoe/ Месторождения соли в РФ и странах СНГ — Павлодарское месторождение соли]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Lake Ulken Tobylzhan is an elongated lake, part of a circular lake cluster located in the [[Kulunda Steppe]], southern end of the [[West Siberian Plain]]. It lies {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} west of the [[Kazakhstan–Russia border]]. The group of lakes is flat and has a diameter of roughly {{convert|18|km|sp=us}}.<ref name="GЕ">[[Google Earth]]</ref> Located in the southern half, Ulken Tobylzhan is the largest of the lakes in the cluster. It is followed by only slightly smaller Kishi Tobylzhan (''Maly Tavolzhan'') located {{convert|2.3|km|sp=us}} to the north of its NW end. There are a number of smaller lakes, as well as salt marshes in the Tobylzhan cluster.<ref name="GЕ">[[Google Earth]]</ref>
Lake Ulken Tobylzhan is an elongated lake, part of a circular lake cluster located in the [[Kulunda Steppe]], southern end of the [[West Siberian Plain]]. It lies {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} west of the [[Kazakhstan–Russia border]]. The group of lakes is flat and has a diameter of roughly {{convert|18|km|sp=us}}. It is surrounded by cultivated fields.<ref name="GЕ">[[Google Earth]]</ref>


There is commercial extraction of [[salt]] from Ulken Tobylzhan and Maly Tobylzhan, the two largest lakes of the cluster. Part of the salt is exported to the Western Siberia region.<ref>[https://www.esolk.ru/mestorozhdeniya-soli/pavlodarskoe/ Месторождения соли в РФ и странах СНГ Павлодарское месторождение соли]</ref> Lake [[Maraldy (lake)|Maraldy]] lies {{convert|40|km|sp=us}} to the south, and [[Ulken Azhbolat]] {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} to the north of the lake cluster.<ref name="GЕ"/>
Located in the southern half, Ulken Tobylzhan is the largest of the lakes in the cluster. [[Tobylzhan]] village lies near the southern lakeshore. The A17 Highway skirts the lake from the south and turns northeast and north, crossing the lake zone. Ulken Tobylzhan is followed by only slightly smaller [[Kishi Tobylzhan]] (''Maly Tavolzhan'') located {{convert|2.3|km|sp=us}} to the north of its NW end. There are a number of smaller lakes, as well as salt marshes in the Tobylzhan cluster.<ref name="GЕ">[[Google Earth]]</ref>

Lake [[Maraldy (lake)|Maraldy]] lies {{convert|40|km|sp=us}} to the south, [[Ulken Azhbolat]] {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} to the north, and [[Bolshoye Yarovoye]] {{convert|70|km|sp=us}} to the ENE of the lake cluster.<ref name="GЕ"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Lakes of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Endorheic lakes of Asia]]
[[Category:Endorheic lakes of Asia]]
[[Category:Pavlodar Region]]
[[Category:Lakes of Pavlodar Region]]
[[Category:West Siberian Plain]]
[[Category:Kulunda Steppe]]


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Latest revision as of 16:23, 8 July 2024

Ulken Tobylzhan
Үлкен Тобылжан
Sentinel-2 image of the lake cluster
Ulken Tobylzhan is located in Kazakhstan
Ulken Tobylzhan
Ulken Tobylzhan
StandortWest Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°43′31″N 77°28′39″E / 52.72528°N 77.47750°E / 52.72528; 77.47750
Typendorheic
Basin countriesKasachstan
Max. length7.7 kilometers (4.8 mi)
Max. width2.1 kilometers (1.3 mi)
Surface area12.5 square kilometers (4.8 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Shore length117.4 kilometers (10.8 mi)
Surface elevation92 meters (302 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ulken Tobylzhan (Kazakh: Үлкен Тобылжан; Russian: Большой Таволжан, Bolshoy Tavolzhan) is a salt lake in Uspen District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2]

The lake lies 48 kilometers (30 mi) to the northeast of Pavlodar town and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Uspenka, the district capital.[3] There is commercial extraction of salt from Ulken Tobylzhan and Maly Tobylzhan, the two largest lakes of the group. Part of the salt is exported to the Western Siberia region.[4]

Geography

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Lake Ulken Tobylzhan is an elongated lake, part of a circular lake cluster located in the Kulunda Steppe, southern end of the West Siberian Plain. It lies 45 kilometers (28 mi) west of the Kazakhstan–Russia border. The group of lakes is flat and has a diameter of roughly 18 kilometers (11 mi). It is surrounded by cultivated fields.[3]

Located in the southern half, Ulken Tobylzhan is the largest of the lakes in the cluster. Tobylzhan village lies near the southern lakeshore. The A17 Highway skirts the lake from the south and turns northeast and north, crossing the lake zone. Ulken Tobylzhan is followed by only slightly smaller Kishi Tobylzhan (Maly Tavolzhan) located 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) to the north of its NW end. There are a number of smaller lakes, as well as salt marshes in the Tobylzhan cluster.[3]

Lake Maraldy lies 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the south, Ulken Azhbolat 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the north, and Bolshoye Yarovoye 70 kilometers (43 mi) to the ENE of the lake cluster.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
  3. ^ a b c d Google Earth
  4. ^ Месторождения соли в РФ и странах СНГ — Павлодарское месторождение соли
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