Tasaral Island (, ''Tasaral'') is an island in the
endorheic
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Lake Balkhash
Lake Balkhash, also spelt Lake Balqash (, , ), is a lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. It is located in the eastern part of Central Asia and sits in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, ...
. It is located in the western part of the lake.
Geography
Tasaral Island is located close to the shore, separated from it by a wide sound. It has a length of , a maximum width of roughly and its maximum height reaches .
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The shore of the island is rocky —'Tas' meaning "rock" and 'Aral' meaning "island"— with cliffs rising above the lake. Named after the island, the small town of Tasaral, founded in 1928 and dedicated mainly to fisheries, is located on the shore opposite the NW point of Tasaral Island.
Administratively, Tasaral Island belongs to the
Aktogay District of the
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The region borders Akmola and Pavlodar Region to the north, Abai Region to the east, Jetisu, Almaty, and Zhambyl Regions to the south, and Kostanay and Ulytau regio ...
of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
.
Fauna
The Central Asiatic frog ''(
Rana asiatica)'' is one of the amphibians found on the island.
AmphibiaWeb - ''Rana asiatica'', Central Asiatic Frog
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See also
* List of islands of Kazakhstan
References
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Lake Balkhash
Lake islands of Kazakhstan