Lake Tengiz

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lake_Tengiz

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:grass
gptkbp:elevation	304 m
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:frozenInWinter	yes
gptkbp:hasIsland	yes
gptkbp:hasType	gptkb:endorheic_lake
gptkbp:importantFor	migratory birds
gptkbp:inflow	gptkb:Nura_River gptkb:Kulanotpes_River
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Kazakhstan gptkb:Akmola_Region gptkb:Korgalzhyn_District
gptkbp:maximumDepth	8.5 m
gptkbp:nameMeaning	sea (in Kazakh)
gptkbp:notableEvent	large flamingo colonies observed
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Eurasian_spoonbill gptkb:Dalmatian_pelican gptkb:greater_flamingo gptkb:Sociable_lapwing white-headed duck
gptkbp:numberOfIslands	over 70
gptkbp:outflow	none
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Korgalzhyn_Nature_Reserve gptkb:Tengiz-Korgalzhyn_Lake_System
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Korgalzhyn_State_Nature_Reserve
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:wetlands gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_(as_part_of_Saryarka_–_Steppe_and_Lakes_of_Northern_Kazakhstan)
gptkbp:salinity	saline
gptkbp:surface	1590 km²
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kazakh_Uplands gptkb:Korgalzhyn_State_Nature_Reserve gptkb:Korgalzhyn_Nature_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lake Tengiz