Kulunda Steppe

The Kulunda Steppe or Kulunda Plain[1] (Russian: Кулундинская равнина, Kazakh: Құлынды даласы, Qūlyndy dalasy) is an alluvial plain in Russia and Kazakhstan. It is an important agricultural region in Western Siberia.

Kulunda Steppe
Kulunda Plain
Кулундинская степь
Құлынды даласы
Map of the West Siberian Plain with the Kulunda Plain in the southern part
Map of the West Siberian Plain with the Kulunda Plain in the southern part
Kulunda Steppe is located in Russia
Kulunda Steppe
Kulunda Steppe
Location in Russia
Coordinates: 52°50′N 79°30′E
LocationKazakhstan, Russia
Part ofWest Siberian Plain
Area
  Total100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Elevation70 meters (230 ft) to 250 meters (820 ft)
Kulunda Steppe in Nemetsky National District.

Geography

The Steppe is located located between the Ob and Irtysh rivers in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, to the west of the Ob Plateau. Steppe landscapes predominate, especially in the north and east of the plain, which extends across the Altai Krai of Russia and the Pavlodar Oblast of Kazakhstan, with a small northern section in the Novosibirsk Oblast, as well as small southern part in the East Kazakhstan Oblast.[2]

There are large lakes in the central part of the lowland, such as Lake Kuchuk, Kulunda, Bolshoye Topolnoye, Bolshoy Azhbulat and Bolshoye Yarovoye. Most of them are salty or briny. The main rivers are the Kuchuk, Kulunda and Burla. The Baraba Steppe lies to the northwest. The border between both plains is not well defined. Conventionally, it is carried out at 54 degrees north latitude.[3]

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