Tasaral Island (, Tasaral) is an island in the endorheic Lake Balkhash. 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 .GoogleEarth The shore of the island is rocky —'Tas' meaning "rock" and 'Aral' meaning "island"—Tim Cope, On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads 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.Karagandy. Karagandy Region Encyclopedia. Almaty: Atamura, 2006.
Administratively, Tasaral Island belongs to the Aktogay District of the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. + View of Lake Balkhash from Space (August 2002)The numbers mark the largest peninsulas, island and bays: Saryesik peninsula —separating the lake into two parts— with Uzynaral Strait Baygabyl Peninsula Balai Peninsula Shaukar Peninsula Kentubek Peninsula Basaral and Ortaaral Islands Tasaral Island Shempek Bay Saryshagan Bay
Fauna The Central Asiatic frog (Rana asiatica) is one of the amphibians found on the island.AmphibiaWeb - Rana asiatica, Central Asiatic Frog See also List of islands of Kazakhstan References