Aqtas Lake

Aqtas Lake or Aktashskoye is a drying salt lake at the Kerch peninsula in the Lenine Raion, . The lake belongs to the Kerch group of lakes. Its name means White Mount.
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  • Type: Salt lake
  • Description: lake in Crimea
  • Also known as: Aktaschskoje Sea”, “Aktash Lake”, “Aktashskoye”, and “Ozero Aktashskoye

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azovskoye and Semyonovka.

Hamlet
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Aqtas Lake.

Village
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Aqtas Lake.

is a town in eastern part of . is situated on the shore of Sea of Azov.

Aqtas Lake

Latitude
45.37696° or 45° 22′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.831° or 35° 49′ 52″ east
Elevation
-4 metres (-13 feet)
Open location code
8GQQ9RGJ+QC
Geo­Names ID
713726
Wiki­data ID
Q4060079
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Aqtas Lake” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Aqtaş gölü
  • Cebuano: Ozero Aktas’ke
  • Chinese: 阿克塔西克湖
  • Croatian: Jezero Aqtas
  • Georgian: აქთაშის ტბა
  • Italian: Aqtas Lake
  • Persian: دریاچه آق‌تاش
  • Russian: Акташ
  • Russian: Акташское озеро
  • Russian: Акта́шское о́зеро
  • Russian: Аль-Иль
  • Spanish: Lago Aqtas
  • Ukrainian: Ozero Aktaske
  • Ukrainian: Актаське
  • Ukrainian: Озеро Актаське

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Urochyshche Plodorodne and Urochishche Belokamenka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ostriv Latau and Pivostriv Izhovyi.

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