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The three largest bodies of water are Lake Balkhash, a partially fresh, partially saline lake in the east, near Almaty, the Caspian Sea, and the Aral Sea, all of which lie partially within Kazakhstan. Some 9.4 percent of Kazakhstan's land is mixed prairie and forest or treeless prairie, primarily in the north or in the basin of the Ural River ...
The steppe extends more than 2,200 km (1,400 mi) from the east of the Caspian Depression and north of the Aral Sea, all the way to the Altai Mountains.It is the largest dry steppe region on earth, covering approximately 804,450 km 2 (310,600 sq mi). [1]
Kazakhstania is mainly flat: only in the east near Karaganda are there mountains, and these only rise to 1,565 metres (5,130 feet) in the Tarbagatay Range.Although most of Kazakhstania is arid and practically no water flows from the region to the oceans, there is extensive grazing of cattle, sheep and camels on the grasslands which cover most of the region today.
In terms of its height, water consumption and power, the Big Shymbulak waterfall is comparable to the Medvezhy waterfall in the Turgen gorge . [1] Heavy spring precipitation also helps to increase the power of the waterfall, compared with the summer or autumn period, it is not easy to get close to the waterfall, in a few seconds you get soaked ...
Five kilometers upstream from the lower lake, the middle lake is the largest of the three, and reaches a depth of 50 meters. (altitude: 2,252 meters). It is considered the most scenic of the three Kolsay Lakes. Photo of Middle Kolsay Lake. Upper Kolsay Lake. Six kilometers above the middle lake, the upper lake is surrounded by spruce trees and ...
Populated places in Kazakhstan (4 C, 14 P) Protected areas of Kazakhstan (6 C, 5 P) S. Squares in Kazakhstan (2 C, 1 F) Subdivisions of Kazakhstan (7 C, 2 P) T.
Nevertheless, Kazakhstan's international prestige is building. [3] It is now considered to be the dominant state in Central Asia. [4] The country belongs to many international organizations, including the United Nations, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Layers of Paleogene rock in eastern Kazakhstan. Intraplate rifting began in the Triassic, forming massive sedimentary basins between Paleozoic uplands.The North Caspian Depression filled with terrigenous rocks and shallow water carbonates at the edge of the Tethys Ocean, similar to the West Siberian Basin which becomes thicker near the center.