Kazakhstani Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Peter GOETHALS4LIU Chuang5
1 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Water Ecology and Sustainable Water Management，Ghent University，East Flanders 9000，Belgium5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.08.14.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
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Key Words：
Kazakhstan,oasis,Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Kazakhstani Oasis is located in Central Asia, formed by rivers and lakes. It is between 40°56′11″N and 47°25′16″N, 60°48′12″E and 82°22′22″E, and the total area is 152,213.99 km² (Albers). It is composed of 24 individual oases, including Syr Darya River Oasis, Balkhash Lake Oasis and Chu River Oasis, etc. Among them, the largest oasis covers an area of 51,557.97 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related maps. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 727 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 285 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Peter GOETHALS, LIU Chuang. Kazakhstani Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.14.V1.
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
KazakhstaniOasis.kmz |
133130.02KB |
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| 2 |
KazakhstaniOasisshp.rar |
158767.89KB |
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