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It extends from the [[Chu River]] in the north to the [[Karatau Mountains]] and [[Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range]] in the south and east. Its altitude varies from 300m in the north to 700m in the southeast. The elevations range from {{convert|300|m|sp=us}} in the northern sector to {{convert|700|m|sp=us}} in the southeast. The [[Akzhar]] lake group is located in the |
It extends from the [[Chu River]] in the north to the [[Karatau Mountains]] and [[Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range]] in the south and east. Its altitude varies from 300m in the north to 700m in the southeast. The elevations range from {{convert|300|m|sp=us}} in the northern sector to {{convert|700|m|sp=us}} in the southeast. River [[Chu (river)|Chu]] flows at the northern edge of the desert, with lake [[Kokuydynkol]] close to its channel. In wet years it may reach the drainless salt lake [[Akzhaykyn]] in the [[Ashchykol Depression]], at the western end of the Moiynkum Desert. The [[Akzhar]] lake group is located in the southern area.<ref name="GSE">[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article079334.html Муюнкум]; ''[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]'' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. [[A.M. Prokhorov]]. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)</ref><ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/k-42.jpg|title=K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="STMb">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-42.jpg|title=L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> |
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Moiynkum
Мойынқұм | |
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 View of the Chu river at the edge of the desert | |
  Moiynkum Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′N 71°52′E / 43.883°N 71.867°E | |
| Location | Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan |
| Part of | Turkistan and Zhambyl regions |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37,500 km2 (14,500 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 meters (980 ft) to 700 meters (2,300 ft) |
The Moiynkum Desert (Template:Lang-kk, Moiynqūm), is a desert in the Turkistan and Zhambyl regions of southern Kazakhstan.
Common plant types in the desert include saksaul, milkvetch, mugwort and sedge.
Geography
It extends from the Chu River in the north to the Karatau Mountains and Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range in the south and east. Its altitude varies from 300m in the north to 700m in the southeast. The elevations range from 300 meters (980 ft) in the northern sector to 700 meters (2,300 ft) in the southeast. River Chu flows at the northern edge of the desert, with lake Kokuydynkol close to its channel. In wet years it may reach the drainless salt lake Akzhaykyn in the Ashchykol Depression, at the western end of the Moiynkum Desert. The Akzhar lake group is located in the southern area.[1][2][3]
Climate
The climate of the desert is continental. Temperatures drop to as low as −40 °C (−40 °F) in January and rise to around 50 °C (120 °F) in July.[4]
Mining
The desert is known to harbor deposits of uranium, with the South Inkai mine of Uranium One and the Inkai Uranium Project of Cameco. The uranium mines at Tortkuduk and Moiynkum are operated by the Franco-Kazakh firm KATCO.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Муюнкум; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- ^ "K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Lonely Planet (2011-10-20). Asie Centrale - Kazakhstan (in French). Place Des Editeurs. ISBN 9782816118834.
- ^ "The 10 biggest uranium mines in the world". Retrieved 2016-02-01.
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