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"We chose the island so that we could simply
Away from gossip and intrigue
Transform our island
Into a large, reliable continent..."

Sergey Neverovich. "Robinson Island."

Travel around islands of Lake Balkhash.

Algazy Island is located at an altitude of 341.6 m. a. s. l. It is located in saltwater part of lake, in humyshkol Strait, 11.8 kilometers northwest of Baygabyl Ridge, 5.1 kilometers from southwestern coast of Baygabyl Peninsula, 5.6 kilometers from Kursagay tract located on northern shore of Lake Balkhash, and 24.1 kilometers from northwestern delta of Karatal River in Karatal District of Zhetysu Region.

The island extends 7.4 kilometers from northwest to southeast, reaching 1.1 kilometers in the northwestern part and 5 kilometers in the central part. Its area is 13.94 square kilometers, with a coastline of 21.26 kilometers. The Baygabyl Peninsula is located north of Algazy Island.
The island is separated from the northern shore of the lake by the 3.3-kilometer-wide Shumyshkol Strait, and the distance from the Baygabyl Peninsula to Algazy Island is 1.4 kilometers. The island's shores are gently sloping, with the northwestern part being the most elevated.
The highest absolute altitude in the southeastern part of the island reaches 367.8 m. a. s. l., in the western part the highest altitude is 359.7 m. a. s. l., and in the eastern part the dominant altitude is 345 m. a. s. l. m. The island is composed of Devonian sandstones interbedded with tuff.
The surface is covered with sparse wormwood and saltwort vegetation on brown, gravelly soils. A meteorological station operated on the island in the 1970s and 1980s. Algazy Island is a popular tourist attraction, accessible by boat, but with caution due to the lake's winds.

Geographic coordinates of Algazy Island are: N46°32'57 E76°50'12

A source:
Brief encyclopedia Kazakh SSR, Volume 2, Nature, Alma-Ata, 1990. L. Kalybayev.

Photos by:
Alexander Petrov.