Lake Elton
| Lake Elton | |
|---|---|
| Location | Volgograd Oblast |
| Coordinates | 49°8′0″N 46°40′0″E / 49.13333°N 46.66667°E |
| Type | salt lake |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Surface area | 150 km² |
| Max. depth | 0.6 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.
External links
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