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The Tengizi Islands (also Tengiz Islands) are an archipelago in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
Tengizi Islands | |
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.jpg) NASA picture of eastern Tengiz Lake with the Tengizi Islands. | |
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| Coordinates: 50°21′N 69°03′E / 50.350°N 69.050°E | |
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| • Total | uninhabited |
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
editThe Tengizi Islands are part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lake Tengiz - Britannica.com
- ^ Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve. Kazakhstan reserves in kazakhstan.orexca.com