Taikonyr
| Taikonyr | |
|---|---|
| Тайқоңыр | |
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in April. | |
| Location | Ishim Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°41′42″N 75°41′09″E / 52.69500°N 75.68583°E |
| Type | endorheic lake |
| Catchment area | 117 square kilometers (45 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.7 kilometers (2.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 14.9 square kilometers (5.8 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6:00 |
| Shore length1 | 20.2 kilometers (12.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 87 meters (285 ft) |
| Islands | no |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Taikonyr (Kazakh: Тайқоңыр; Russian: Тайконур) is a salt lake in the Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies 37 kilometers (23 mi) to the SSW of Aktogay, the district capital, and 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the west of Zhanatap village. Taikonyr has economic importance, there is commercial extraction of salt at the lake. Part of the salt is exported to the Russian Federation.