| Tasaral Island | |
| Native Name: | Тасарал |
| Native Name Lang: | Kazakh language |
| Settlement Type: | Island |
| Coordinates: | 46.2667°N 78°W |
| Elevation M: | 368 |
| Population Total: | Uninhabited |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Body of water |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lake Balkhash |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karaganda Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Aktogay District |
Tasaral Island (kk|Тасарал, Tasaral) is an island in the endorheic Lake Balkhash. It is located in the western part of the lake.[1]
Tasaral Island is located close to the shore, separated from it by a 1.7km (01.1miles) wide sound. It has a length of 8.2km (05.1miles), a maximum width of roughly 4km (02miles) and its maximum height reaches 368m (1,207feet).[2] The shore of the island is rocky —'Tas' meaning "rock" and 'Aral' meaning "island"—[3] with cliffs rising above the lake. Named after the island, the small town of Tasaral, founded in 1928 and dedicated mainly to fisheries, is located on the shore opposite the NW point of Tasaral Island.[4]
Administratively, Tasaral Island belongs to the Aktogay District of the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan.
| Align = left | The numbers mark the largest peninsulas, island and bays:
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The Central Asiatic frog (Rana asiatica) is one of the amphibians found on the island.[5]