| Tengiz | |
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| Теңіз көлі | |
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  Tengiz | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 50°26′23″N 68°54′0″E / 50.43972°N 68.90000°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Primary inflows | Nura, Kulanotpes |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Surface area | 1,382 km2 (534 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Max. depth | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 470 km (290 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Islands | Tengizi Islands |
| Official name | Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes |
| Designated | 11 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 107 [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tengiz Lake (Kazakh: Теңіз көлі, Teñız kölı; Russian: Тенгиз[2]) is a saline lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[3]
On 16 October 1976, the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 23 unintentionally splashed down into the northern part of the lake, which was frozen, crashing through the ice. The crew was saved thanks to a very difficult but successful rescue operation.[4]
- ^ "Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes". Ramsar Convention Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Tengiz, dengiz, deniz, etc. means "sea" in Turkic languages
- ^ "Tengiz", a LakeNet profile
- ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica, Soyuz 23