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Ebita

Coordinates: 51°03′53″N 58°10′39″E / 51.06472°N 58.17750°E / 51.06472; 58.17750
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Ebita
Эбита
Ebita rocks
Ebita is located in Kazakhstan
Ebita
Mouth location in Kazakhstan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates50°50′57″N 58°08′24″E / 50.84917°N 58.14000°E / 50.84917; 58.14000
MouthUral
 • coordinates
51°03′53″N 58°10′39″E / 51.06472°N 58.17750°E / 51.06472; 58.17750
Length47 km (29 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionUralCaspian Sea

The Ebita (Kazakh: Шошка; Russian: Эбита), also known as Shoshka or Chaushka in the upper reaches, is a river in Kazakhstan, a tributary of the Ural. It is 47 kilometres (29 mi) long, and flows across the Kargaly District, Aktobe Region.[1]

The Ebita Nature Reserve, a 83,770 hectares (207,000 acres) steppe and forest-steppe protected area, is located by the banks of the river.[2]

Course

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Its sources are located in the southern spurs of the Ural Mountains. It flows roughly northwards, close to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, southwest of Novotroitsk. Finally it joins the left bank of the Ural 1,662 km (1,033 mi) from its mouth.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Река Шошка (Чаушка) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Природный заказник Эбита
  3. ^ "M-40 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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