Tengizi Islands
The Tengizi Islands are an archipelago in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
Located in Lake Tengiz, the archipelago is about long and 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.Ecology
The Tengizi Islands are part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve. 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 different bird species, including 22 endangered birds. These islands mark the northern limit of the habitat of the greater flamingo.
