Tengizi Islands

The Tengizi Islands (also Tengiz Islands) are an archipelago in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.

Tengizi Islands
Island group
NASA picture of eastern Tengiz Lake with the Tengizi Islands.
NASA picture of eastern Tengiz Lake with the Tengizi Islands.
Tengizi Islands is located in Kazakhstan
Tengizi Islands
Tengizi Islands
Coordinates: 50°21′N 69°03′E
Population
 • Totaluninhabited

Located in Lake Tengiz, the archipelago is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) long and 16 kilometres (10 mi) wide. It is formed by roughly 70 small and medium-sized islands. These form a compact cluster off the deeply indented eastern shore of the lake.[1]

Ecology

The Tengizi Islands are part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.[2]

References
  1. Lake Tengiz - Britannica.com
  2. Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve. Kazakhstan reserves in kazakhstan.orexca.com
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