Mangyshlak Peninsula
Encyclopedia
Mangyshlak or Mangghyshlaq Peninsula is located in western
Kazakhstan
. It borders on the Caspian Sea
in the north and west.
Administratively, the peninsula
is in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province. The largest city,
and the capital of the province,
is Aktau
(formerly Shevchenko).
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It borders on the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
in the north and west.
Administratively, the peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
is in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province. The largest city,
and the capital of the province,
is Aktau
Aktau
Aktau , formerly known as Shevchenko , is a city in Kazakhstan's Mangyshlak Peninsula and country's only seaport on the Caspian Sea. It is the capital of Mangystau Province in western Kazakhstan...
(formerly Shevchenko).
External links
- The wildlife of Mangyshlak
- Kazakhstan Nuclear Facilities: Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Combine at the site of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.