Basaral

Basaral (, Basaral) is an island in Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. It is located in the southwestern portion of the lake.

Geography
Basaral is located close to the shore, separated from it by a 2.5 km wide sound. It has a length of a little over 11 km and a maximum width of roughly 7 km. Ortaaral is a similar smaller island located to the southeast of Basaral's southern end. The shore of the island is rocky and its maximum height reaches 393 m. The vegetation is sparse and is mainly composed of Salsola, Caragana and Anabasis scrub.

Administratively Basaral Island belongs to the Moiynkum District of the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan.