| Zhigilda | |
| Other Name: | Жигилда |
| Coords: | 52.8083°N 79.4264°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 3.2km (02miles) |
| Width: | 1.5km (00.9miles) |
| Area: | 5.9sqkm |
| Elevation: | 98m (322feet) |
| Cities: | Telmansky and Yelizavetgrad |
Zhigilda (ru|Жигилда) is a salt lake in Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
The lake is located in the western part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Yelizavetgrad, Telmansky and Lebedino. Blagoveshchenka, the district capital, lies 23km (14miles) to the east.[2] The border with Tabunsky District runs along the western lakeshore.[3]
Located in the Kulunda Plain, Zhigilda has an elongated shape. It stretches for approximately 3km (02miles) from north to south and has a peninsula in the southeastern lakeshore that narrows the southern end to a width averaging 0.4km (00.2miles).[1] [4]
Lake Bauzhansor lies 3km (02miles) to the SSE, Kulunda 6km (04miles) to the northeast, Kuchuk 17km (11miles) to the ESE, and Maloye Yarovoye 28km (17miles) to the northwest.[2]
The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape and salt pans. There are cultivated fields about 1km (01miles) away from the western side. The small crustaceans Artemia salina live in the lake and are periodically harvested for commercial purposes.[5]
