Ayke Explained

Ayke
Other Name:Әйке
Coords:50.95°N 94°W
Basin Countries:Kazakhstan, Russia
Length:12.5km (07.8miles)
Width:8.5km (05.3miles)
Area:65sqkm
Elevation:243m (797feet)
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan#Russia Orenburg Oblast

Ayke (Kazakh: Әйке, Äike) is a lake in the Ayteke Bi District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

Geography

The lake is located on the Kazakhstan–Russia border. The border runs roughly from north to south and the largest part of the lake is in Kazakhstan, with only a small sector in the NW part within Russia. Ayke has an area of about 65sqkm. The Kazakh village of Ayke[1] is located on the eastern lakeshore. Lake Shalkar-Yega-Kara lies about 30km (20miles) to the southwest, on the other side of the border, and lake Kulykol 40km (30miles) to the NNE.[2] [3]

See also

References

  1. http://kazindex.ru/03/2.html Post index of district
  2. Web site: M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 8 August 2022.
  3. https://water-rf.ru/a1948 Water of Russia - Айке