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| Kulykol | |
|---|---|
| Қулыкөл | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System | |
  Kulykol | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′N 61°51′E / 51.383°N 61.850°E |
| Type | brackish |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Max. length | 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.9 kilometers (3.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 33.6 square kilometers (13.0 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
| Max. depth | 4 meters (13 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 35 kilometers (22 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 247.7 meters (813 ft) |
| Settlements | Taldykol |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kulykol (Kazakh: Қулыкөл) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies near the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
The nearest inhabited place is Taldykol, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the east.[1] Kulykol is part of the Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System, a 8,300 hectares (21,000 acres) Ramsar site since 2009.[2] The name of the lake comes from the Kazakh "Қулы/көл", meaning "swan/lake".[3]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Ramsar Sites Information Service - Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System
- ^ Kostanay region - Directory of geographical names of Kazakhstan (.xls). zin.ru. _ Web portal of ZIN RAS . — Compiled on the basis of the State Catalog of Geographical Names of the Republic of Kazakhstan.