Kalkaman (lake)

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Kalkaman (Kazakh), also known as Kalkamantuz (Kazakh), are two salt lakes in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The Kalkaman lakes are located 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the WSW of Aksu City and 33 kilometers (21 mi) to the ENE of Kalkaman village. The nearest village is Pogranichnik 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NW. Yevgenyevka lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the ESE. There is commercial extraction of salt from the lakes. Some of the salt is exported to Western Siberia.

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