Lake islands of Kazakhstan

former island in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

thumb|300px|Detail of 1853 map of the Aral Sea (from the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol. 23, 1853, to accompany "Survey of the Sea of Aral by Commander A. Butakoff, Imperial Russian Navy, 1848 & 1849") thumb|300px|Taras Shevchenko: Tent of the expedition on the island of Barsa-Kelmes, 1848

island group

thumb|Kokaral Island on the map of Aral sea Kokaral (, Kökaral meaning Green Island) was until 1973 an island in Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Aral Sea. It had an area of 273 km2 (1960), and its highest point was the 163 meter high hill called Daut. On its northern shore were situated the fishing villages of Kokaral, Avan and Akbasty.

Basaral (, Basaral) is an island in Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. It is located in the southwestern portion of the lake. ==Geography== Basaral is located close to the shore, separated from it by a wide sound. It has a length of a little over and a maximum width of roughly . Ortaaral is a similar smaller island located to the southeast of Basaral's southern end. The shore of the island is rocky and its maximum height reaches . The vegetation is sparse and mainly composed of Salsola, Caragana and Anabasis scrub.

island

island in Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan