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.

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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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Irtysh River flowsThrough Lake Zaysan