Lake Zaysan
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Lake Zaysan is a large, ancient freshwater lake in eastern Kazakhstan, situated in a tectonic depression and forming part of the Irtysh River basin.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ tectonic lake ⓘ |
| ancient | true ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Irtysh watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | continental climate zone ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ob–Irtysh basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic processes ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic or earlier (ancient origin) ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | lacustrine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
carp
ⓘ
perch ⓘ pike ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRegime | river-lake system ⓘ |
| hasIceCoverInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasOutflowDirection | northwest via Irtysh River ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | low ⓘ |
| hasSediments | thick lacustrine sediments ⓘ |
| hasShoreType | mostly gently sloping shores ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyType | inland lake ⓘ |
| inflow |
Black Irtysh River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara Irtysh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
local transportation
ⓘ
regional fisheries ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
limnological studies
ⓘ
paleogeographic research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
East Kazakhstan Region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Kazakhstan ⓘ tectonic depression ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Irtysh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Chinese border ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the oldest lakes on Earth ⓘ |
| outflow | Irtysh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irtysh River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Altai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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