Bauzhansor () or Baudzhansor () is a salt lake in Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.Google Earth

The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Yagotinskaya, Telmansky and Yelizavetgrad. Blagoveshchenka, the district capital, lies to the ENE. The border with Tabunsky District runs along the western lakeshore.

Geography Located in the Kulunda Plain, Bauzhansor is kidney-shaped. It stretches for approximately from north to south. The shores are fringed by salt pans. The mud of the lake is used locally for medicinal purposes.

Lake Kuchuk lies to the east, Kulunda to the northeast, Zhigilda to the NNW, and Dzhira to the south.

Flora and fauna The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape and cultivated fields. The small crustaceans Artemia salina live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.По-Сибири — Озеро Баужансор в Благовещенском районе – место отдыха и место добычи рачков артемииArtemia cyst production in Russia

See also List of lakes of Russia

References

External links Соленые озера Где побывать в Алтайском крае Благовещенский район