Kulaly Island

Kazakhstan / Mankistau / Bautino /
Kulaly Island (Kulaly-Aral) stretches 25 km from tip to tip. The shape is irregular with headlands and inlets. There is a lighthouse and a meteorological station and a Kazakh border guard post. The place is ether arid or reed-covered.
There are many Caspian seals on the island, which gave name to the archipelago to which Kulaly belongs, the Tyuleniy Archipelago, 'Tyuleny' being the Russian equivalent of 'seal' or Tülen, being the Kazakh variant.

hence their name "Tyuleniy", which means "seal".
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Coordinates:   44°55'52"N   50°6'35"E
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