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Morphometry and Genesis of Lakes in Kazakhstan

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There are 48,262 lakes in Kazakhstan, except the Caspian and Aral Seas, ponds, water reservoirs, and pliable lakes. The size of these lakes from 1 ha and more with a total surface area of 45,002 km2.

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Abuduwaili, J., Issanova, G., Saparov, G. (2019). Morphometry and Genesis of Lakes in Kazakhstan. In: Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0929-8_5

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