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Coordinates: 49°8′0″N 46°40′0″E / 49.13333°N 46.66667°E / 49.13333; 46.66667
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.saratov-digital.com/life/interest_events/elton/index.html Photos from Elton]
* [http://www.saratov-digital.com/life/interest_events/elton/index.html Photos from Elton]
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[[Category:Lakes of Russia|Elton]]
[[Category:Lakes of Russia|Elton]]

Revision as of 16:01, 18 October 2013

Lake Elton
LocationVolgograd Oblast
Coordinates49°8′0″N 46°40′0″E / 49.13333°N 46.66667°E / 49.13333; 46.66667
Typesalt lake
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area150 km²
Max. depth0.6 m

Lake Elton (Russian: Эльтон) is a salt lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, near the border with Kazakhstan. It has an area of 150 km² and is from 0.3 to 0.6 m deep.

Transportation

Bus from Volgograd (6 hours mostly because of long stops in rural towns) and by train from Saratov and Astrakhan (also 6 hours).

History

Salt was excavated from Elton since Ivan the Terrible times to the end of the 19th centuary.

There is a spa resort near the lake since 1910 and sanatorium since 1945.