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Archipelago

    Caspian SeaKazakhstan

    44°55′N 50°28′E

    Tyuleniy

    Түлен аралдары

    1 miles) northwest of the Tupkaragan Peninsula, 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of Bautino. Perhaps the most substantial group of islands in the Caspian, they were first accurately mapped by Fedor Ivanovich Soimonov who led the 1719 Caspian Expedition, studying the Caspian Sea from 1719 to 1727.

    Overview

    The Tyuleniy Archipelago (Kazakh: Түлен аралдары Tülen araldary, Russian: Тюленьи острова), is an island group in the north-eastern Caspian Sea off the Mangyshlak Bay west of the Mangyshlak Peninsula and about 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) northwest of the Tupkaragan Peninsula, 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of Bautino. Perhaps the most substantial group of islands in the Caspian, they were first accurately mapped by Fedor Ivanovich Soimonov who led the 1719 Caspian Expedition, studying the Caspian Sea from 1719 to 1727. Administratively, the Tyuleniy Archipelago belongs to the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan. It was named "Tyuleniy" —meaning "seal"— after the currently endangered Caspian seal.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    Minor islands

    3

    Figures

    Islands by area

    1101001,000Teñizdik: 106 km²TeñizdikQulalı: 67.6 km²QulalıTaw Etegi aralı: 17.1 km²Taw Etegi aralıJaña: 7.3 km²JañaBalıqtı: 5.9 km²Balıqtı
    km², log scale
    Teñizdik106 km²
    Qulalı67.6 km²
    Taw Etegi aralı17.1 km²
    Jaña7.3 km²
    Balıqtı5.9 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia