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Shchuch'ye Ozero

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Shchuch'ye Ozero
Shchuch'ye Ozero. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Shortandy (Kazakh: Шортанды; Russian: Щучье) is a lake in Burabay District, Aqmola Region, Kazakhstan.

The name of the lake means "pike", and it was thus named because of the abundance of this fish in its waters. The lake is part of the Burabay National Park, a protected area.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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