| Malinovoye | |
| Other Name: | Малиновое |
| Coords: | 51.6967°N 79.7364°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 6km (04miles) |
| Width: | 2.6km (01.6miles) |
| Area: | 11.4sqkm |
| Elevation: | 154m (505feet) |
| Islands: | None |
Malinovoye (Russian: Малиновое) is a salt lake in Mikhaylovsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
The lake is located in the southwestern part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited place is Malinovoye Ozero, to the southeast of the southern end. Mikhaylovskoye, the district capital, lies 11km (07miles) to the north.[2]
Located at the western edge of the Ob Plateau, near the Kulunda Plain, Malinovoye has an elongated shape, stretching roughly from north to south for approximately 6km (04miles). The water is saline with a mineralization of 329g/l and with a pH of 8.4. The concentration of sodium in the water reaches 130g/l. Halobacterium salinarum bacteria live in the lake, giving it a pink color in certain seasons.[3] [4]
Malinovoye is part of the Borovoye cluster of lakes. Lake Gorkoye-Peresheyechnoye lies 67km (42miles) to the east and Sormoildy 44km (27miles) to the southwest, on the other side of the Russia-Kazakhstan border.[2]
