Tengizi Islands
The Tengizi Islands (also Tengiz Islands) are an archipelago in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
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.jpg.webp) NASA picture of eastern Tengiz Lake with the Tengizi Islands. | |
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| Coordinates: 50°21′N 69°03′E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Body of water | Lake Tengiz |
| Region | Akmola Region |
| Population | |
| • Total | uninhabited |
| Official name | Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes |
| Designated | 11 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 107[1] |
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.[2]
Ecology
The Tengizi Islands are part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.[3] They are an important Ramsar site together with the mostly muddy waterways between them and the adjoining wetlands; they are the breeding site of 318 bird species, including 22 endangered birds. These islands mark the northern limit of the habitat of the greater flamingo.[4]
References
- "Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Lake Tengiz - Britannica.com
- Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve. Kazakhstan reserves in kazakhstan.orexca.com
- NASA Earth Observatory - Lake Tengiz
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