Lake Balkhash

lake in southeastern Kazakhstan

city in Kazakhstan

species of fish

Itishpes (; ) is a salt lake in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of Balkhash District, Almaty Region, and Moiynkum District, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

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