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Lake Kuchuk

Lake Kuchuk

Lake in the country of Russia

Lake Kuchuk or Kuchukskoye (Russian: Кучукское озеро) is a bittern salt lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.[1]

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Its waters are briny, containing sodium sulphate.[2] The northern end of the lake is connected by a channel with Lake Kulunda to the north.[3]

Geography

Lake Kuchuk is the second largest lake in Altai Krai. It has an oval shape and is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the south of Lake Kulunda in the eastern side of the Kulunda Plain, near the western limit of the Ob Plateau. The Kuchuk river flows into the eastern shore of the lake.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Changes in the morphological characteristics of the depression basin of Kuchuk Lake". researchgate.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Lake Kuchuk, Russia - Mirabilite in a sinking hypersaline cryogenic sodium sulphate system". saltworkconsultants.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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