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.
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]