Siletiteniz

Siletiteniz (Kazakh: Сілетітеңіз, Siletiteńiz), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in Ualikhanov District of North Kazakhstan, near the Russian border. The lake basin covers 777 square kilometres (300 sq mi) but the actual area covered by water varies. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 3.2 metres (10 ft)[1] and has a volume of about 1.5 cubic kilometres (0.36 cu mi).[2] The northern and eastern shores are high and straight while the western shore is low-lying and indented, gradually giving way to salt marshes. Hydrogen sulfide is emitted from deposits at the bottom of the lake.[1]

Siletiteniz
(Lake) Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz
Siletiteniz in 2002
Siletiteniz
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationUalikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
Coordinates53.28°N 73.26°E / 53.28; 73.26
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Surface area777 km2 (300 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth3.2 m (10 ft)[1]
Water volume1.5 km3 (0.36 cu mi)[2]
Surface elevation64 m (210 ft)[2]

The lake is mainly fed by snow.[1] The Selety River, which is 407 kilometres (253 mi) long and drains an area of 18,500 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi), sometimes reaches the lake during high water but usually dissipates into the marshes south of the lake.[3]

Teniz is Kazakh for "sea", while the etymology of Selety is less clear. One hypothesis is that it derives from Yeniseian *sēre, "stag."[4]

References
  1. Seletyteniz in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (Russian).
  2. Herdendorf, Charles E. (1982). "Large Lakes of the World". Journal of Great Lakes Research. 8 (3): 379–412. doi:10.1016/S0380-1330(82)71982-3.
  3. Selety in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (Russian).
  4. Blažek, Václav (1995). "Yenisseian Etymology of the North Kazaxstan Toponym Selety?" (PDF). Central Asiatic Journal. 39 (1): 9–10. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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