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  Lake Zaysan
Lake Zaysan, a freshwater lake, ca.1,810 km² (700 sq.
The lake lies at the altitude 420 m, is 105 km long and 22-48 km wide, with the maximum depth 15 m.
The lake is generally frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/la/Lake_Zaysan.html   (96 words)

  
 FISH AND FISHERIES AT HIGHER ALTITUDES: ASIA - TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 385
Lake Balkhash itself is a low-altitude water body, with a mix of coldwater and temperate water fish stocks.
Lake Balkhash and the Alakol lakes, the latter situated north of Dzhungarskiy Alatau and east of Lake Balkhash, represent isolated drainages.
Results of the introduction of lenok from Lake Markakol are difficult to evaluate as lenok was always present in the rivers entering the reservoir, but never occurred in the River Irtysh and in Lake Zaysan which is now part of the reservoir.
www.fao.org /docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e09.htm   (7199 words)

  
 altai - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Altai, seen from this valley, presents the most romantic scenes, including the small but deep Kolyvan lake (altitude, 1180 ft.), which is surrounded by fantastic granite domes and towers.
The shores of the lake - reminding a visitor somewhat of the Swiss lake of Lucerne rise almost sheer to over 6000 ft. and are too wild to accommodate a numerous population.
From this lake issues the Biya, which joins the Katun at Biysk, and then meanders through the beautiful prairies of the north-west of the Altai.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Altai   (998 words)

  
 The Red book
It is necessary to determine the present extent of the racerunner's habitat in southeastern Kazakstan and the Lake Zaysan Basin and to study its biology.
In Kazakstan this lizard is found in the Lake Zoysan and Lake Alakol Basins and along the middle and lower part of the Hi River.
It is necessary to determine the present range of its distribution among the ridges of the river valleys surrounding Lake Zaysan and determine its population.
vkgu.ukg.kz /en/vk3_24.dbp   (566 words)

  
 Kazakhstan - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
The Ural River, which flows south from Russia, enters northwestern Kazakhstan and drains into the Caspian Sea, a saltwater lake that is the largest inland body of water in the world.
A dam that was completed on the Ili in 1970 has reduced inflow to Lake Balqash, causing the lake’s surface level to lower.
Other large lakes in Kazakhstan include the freshwater lake Zaysan and the saltwater lakes Alakol and Tengiz.
ca.encarta.msn.com /text_761566451___8/Kazakhstan.html   (1307 words)

  
 Kazakhstan - MSN Encarta
One of Kazakhstan’s largest rivers, the Syr Darya, enters Kazakhstan in the south and follows a northwesterly course toward the northern portion of the Aral Sea, a saltwater lake that straddles Kazakhstan’s border with Uzbekistan.
Another large river, the Ili, enters Kazakhstan from China and drains into Lake Balqash, a large lake in the eastern part of the country.
Other large lakes in Kazakhstan include the freshwater lake Zaysan and the saltwater lakes Alakol and Tengiz.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566451/Kazakhstan.html   (836 words)

  
 List of Lakes Encyclopedia Article @ LakeLocale.com (Lake Locale)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lake Mamry (Jezioro Mamry in Mazury lake district)
Lake Sniardwy (Jezioro Śniardwy in Mazury lake district)
Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas (Kuş Gölü / Manyas Gölü)
www.lakelocale.com /encyclopedia/List_of_lakes   (154 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lake Zaysan
A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded by land.
lake -> The Environment of Lakes The primary source of lake water is precipitation that may enter the depression directly, as runoff from surrounding higher ground, or through underground springs.
Results of the introduction of lenok from Lake Markakol are difficult to evaluate as lenok was always present in the rivers entering the reservoir, but never occurred in the River Irtysh and in Lake Zaysan which is now part of the reservoir.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lake-Zaysan   (411 words)

  
 Lake Zaysan: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Traveling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, light take 6 hours to travel from Pluto to the earth.
...Lake Zaysan Lake Zaysan Lake Zaysan, a freshwater lake, ca.1,810 km² (700...Mountains.The lake lies at the altitude 420 m, is 105 km long and 22-48 km wide, with the...
...Xinjiang, China, it flows NW through Lake Zaysan, Kazakhstan until it meets the Ob near Khanty-Mansiysk...
www.encyclopedian.com /la/Lake-Zaysan.html   (215 words)

  
 Rivers and Lakes - Land and Resources - Kazakhstan - Asia
Due to dry weather conditions, the riverbeds of most of the republic’s small and medium-sized rivers remain dry for much of the year.
The Ural River, which flows south from Russia, enters northwestern Kazakhstan and drains into the Caspian Sea, a saltwater lake that is the largest inland body of water in the world.
A dam that was completed on the Ili in 1970 has reduced inflow to Lake Balqash, causing the lake’s surface level to lower.
www.countriesquest.com /asia/kazakhstan/land_and_resources/rivers_and_lakes.htm   (227 words)

  
 Altai - Gurupedia
This region is studded with large lakes, i.e.
Those of Bashkaus, Chulyshman, and Chulcha, all three leading to the beautiful alpine lake of Teletskoye (length, 48 m.; maximum width, 3 m.; altitude, 1700 ft.; area, 87 sq.
From this lake issues the Biya, which joins the Katun at Biysk, and then meanders through the beautiful prairies of the north-west of the Altai.
www.gurupedia.com /a/al/altai.htm   (990 words)

  
 The Red book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The red-breasted goose is often found on the lakes of northern and western Kazakstan where in the 1970s it numbered between 1,000 and 10,000.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the velvet scoter was found in the most southern part of Kozakstan and in the Altai mountains along the Russian border where it nested near deep mountain lakes with stony bottoms and brushy shorelines.
In Kazakstan, this goose used to nest near Lake Zaysan and along the Irtysh River.
vkgu.ukg.kz /en/vk3_4.dbp   (544 words)

  
 Altai - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The next valley is that of the Charysh, which has the Korgon and Tigeretsk Alps on one side and the Talitsk and Bashalatsk Alps on the other.
The Altai, seen from this valley, presents the most romantic scenes, including the small but deep Kolyvan lake (altitude, 1180 ft.), which is surrounded by fantastic granite domes and towers.
The shores of the lake - reminding a visitor somewhat of the Swiss lake of Lucerne rise almost sheer to over 6000 ft. and are too wild to accommodate a numerous population.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=56896   (1044 words)

  
 Zaisan Lake :: Kazakhstan rivers & lakes. The Biggest rivers in Kazakhstan
Zaisan lake - huge freshwater reservoir, where a lot of fish is found.
Driving farther through south-western part of Zaysan hollow on poor asphalted road we can observe graduate transference of landscapes, flora and fauna from mountain-steppe to desert types.
At the bottom of it ancient lake Zaisan is placed, the name of which is translated as "Duke".
www.kazakhstan.orexca.com /zaisan_lake_kazakhstan.shtml   (387 words)

  
 Nikolai Przhevalsky Summary
Przhevalsky's first serious exploration was of the valley of the Ussuri River from its source at Lake Khanka in eastern Manchuria to its junction with the Amur River, with particular emphasis on the highlands of the Ussuri River and the foothills of the Sikhote Alin Range.
He claimed to have rediscovered the great salt lake of the Chinese classical writers, Lop Nor, in the desert at 41°N, 91°E. This was one of the most interesting, yet controversial, of all his discoveries.
Von Richthofen disputed the claim on the grounds that the lake was of fresh, not salt, water and that it was too far south.
www.bookrags.com /Nikolai_Przhevalsky   (3545 words)

  
 Lacamas Lake
While the waters of Lake Champlain continue to cool down and some of her small bays show signs of freezing over for the winter, our efforts to return her to what she once was must continue to move forward.
The Lake District National Park Authority is selling off prime woodland and properties as it faces up to the most serious financial crisis in its 54-year history.
The river is now receiving approximately 33,700 gallons of water per second from the lake, which is polluted with phosphorous and cloudy with suspended sediments.
www.paleorama.com /Lakes-L/cat.php   (3336 words)

  
 Balqash Lake - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Balqash, Lake also Lake Balkhash, inland lake, south-eastern Kazakhstan, about 341 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.
Most of Kazakhstan’s major rivers drain internally, mainly into Lake Zaysan, Lake Balqash, and the Aral and Caspian seas.
The highland core of Asia might be likened to the hub of a colossal wheel, the spokes of which are great rivers that flow out in all directions....
au.encarta.msn.com /Balqash_Lake.html   (96 words)

  
 Wetlands in Western Asia
The Aral Sea, Balkhash, Issyk Kul, Urmieh and Caspian are among the internationally known lakes of this region.
Arnasay, Shurkul and Sarigamish lakes in Uzbekistan, the brackish lakes of Dasht Nawar and Ab-i-Istada in the eastern highlands of Afghanistan, and Parishan and Bakhtegan lakes in Iran are among the most important areas for birds in Western Asia.
Hamoun Lake in Iran is impacted by the introduction of exotic fish, and the Anzali Marshes by the introduction of azolla (A.
www.ramsar.org /about/about_western_asia_bkgd.htm   (7561 words)

  
 The Uygyr ethnic minority
The Lop Nur, Bosten (Bagrax), Uliungur and Ebinur lakes teem with fish.
Xinjiang's climate is dry and warm in the south, and cold in the north with plenty rainfall and snow.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) the northern part of the Western Region, namely, north of Irtish River and Zaysan Lake, was under Zuo Fu General's Office in Wuliyasu.
www.toptrip.cc /destination/minority/uygyr.htm   (2340 words)

  
 HKHPE 10 08   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the East, a small strip of its range near the Dzungarian Gate and Lake Zaysan reached into Dzungaria and united with its range in central Asia." (1966:841).
The Asiatic wild ass is adapted to the dry steppe and desert-steppe, where the surface of the ground is flat, hard, and dry.
The kulan in Kazakhstan has mainly died out, because of the rough winters in 1879/80 and 1891/2, after which the animals had disappeared from Ustyurt, from Lake Aral, and from the lower part of the river Saryssu and from other places (Sludski 1953).
hanskrause.de /HKHPE/hkhpe_10_08.htm   (2341 words)

  
 Species info - HTML
A pair seen on an unstated date at Zaysan lake were apparently on spring migration (Khakhlov in Sushkin 1938).
In addition, an adult male was collected near Zaysan, north of the lake, in summer and thus perhaps on the breeding grounds (although not in typical mountain habitat), but the original label is missing and there is thus some doubt about the locality (Kozlova 1932_1933).
Migration At Zaysan lake (Kazakhstan), a pair was reported to have occurred on spring passage (see Distribution).
www.rdb.or.id /view_html.php?id=36&op=saxiinsi   (5087 words)

  
 RFA: China's Growing Influence in Central Asia
The increasing usage of river waters in Xinjiang, which has relatively few water resources and little farming land, is a crucial side-effect of Beijing’s policy of attracting ethnic Han Chinese settlers to the region in the name of stability and economic development.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has warned that Kazakhstan’s current largest lake, Lake Balkhash, is in danger of drying out if the government fails to adopt better water management practices and win Chinese cooperation over the Ili, the lake’s main tributary.
The current construction by the Chinese of a 300-kilometer long and 22-meter wide canal to reroute water from the Irtysh is also of great concern, according to Abai Tursunov, a professor at the Kazakh Institute of Geology and Geography in Almaty.
www.rfa.org /english/news/in_depth/2004/11/29/central_asia   (871 words)

  
 Asia Discovery: Ornithological Tour N6.
Camping on a coast of the lake and watching of numerous waterfowl birds, among them might be Relict Gull (Larus relictus).
Arrival in a southern part of Zaysan Lake in a delta of Kenderlyk River.
Driving on deserted flatness to a settlement Manukoy (30 km) and northern coast of lake Zaysan (15 km).
www.asia-discovery.nursat.kz /html/ebird6.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Map of Oz, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
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encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/MapCenter/Map.aspx?SearchEnc=false&MapStyle=Comprehensive&MapSize=Small&searchTextMap=Oz&MapStylesList=Comprehensive&ZoomOnMapClickCheck=on   (73 words)

  
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 Irtysh Summary
It begins in the southwest slopes of the Chinese Altay mountain range (Xinjiang province) and it flows west into Kazak territory, where it is known as the Kara-Irtysh up to the point where it enters Lake Zaysan.
Once it exits the lake, it is called Irtysh and continues its flow northwest within Kazakhstan, passing the cities of Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Semipalatinsk, and Pavlodar.
A canal that was constructed in the 1960s from the Irtysh to Karaganda allows the use of the river's water for agricultural purposes in central Kazakhstan.
www.bookrags.com /Irtysh   (467 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Search
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It is located about 75 km northwest of the province 's capital,...
The city is located at the confluence of the Red and...
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 CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
The two main rivers that China proposes to divert, the Irtysh and the Ili, feed important agricultural and industrial regions in central and eastern Kazakhstan.
The Irtysh begins in the Chinese Altay mountain range, flows west into Kazakhstan’s Lake Zaysan before crossing into Russia, where it runs through the large city of Omsk and eventually joins the Ob River.
Moreover, the shallowing of the rivers and shrinkage of the Balkash and Zaysan Lakes could have environmental repercussions such as salinization and micro-climate change—similar to the problems of the Aral Sea region.
www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=1615   (1194 words)

  
 Zaysan (town) at AllExperts
Zaysan (or Zaisan; Russian: Зайсан) is a town in the Shyghys Qazaqstan province of Kazakhstan near the southeastern corner of Lake Zaysan.
It is situated at an altitude of 660 meters (2170 ft) above sea level.
*Falling Rain Global Gazetteer entry for Zaysan, Kazakhstan.
en.allexperts.com /e/z/za/zaysan_(town).htm   (118 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Zaysan, Lake (CIS And Baltic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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Zaysan, Lake[zIsAn´] Pronunciation Key, freshwater lake, c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), SE Kazakhstan, in the Altai Mts.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Zaysan, Lake
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 www.akimvko.gov.kz | Sport and tourism
The territory of the Eastern Kazakhstan is rich in a spectrum of natural landscapes: desert, steppe, taiga, mountains, rivers, lakes.
At present the regional development program of this branch is developed and approved, there is an inventory of recreation zones for further development of general plans of their building.
It is planned to open new and develop existing tourist routes at the Belukha, Markakol lake, Zaysan, medical-improving natural sources, reserves and others.
www.akimvko.gov.kz /eng/sport1.htm   (902 words)

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