Which bodies of water border Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is a landlocked country, meaning it does not border any oceans. However, it is bordered to the west by the Caspian Sea, which forms 1,450 miles of the country's coastline.1

Additionally, Kazakhstan wraps around the northern portion of the Aral Sea, which serves as a boundary between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south. While the country contains numerous other significant inland bodies of water—such as Lakes Balqaş, Zaisan, Alaköl, Tengiz, and Sılıteñiz—these are located within the country's interior rather than serving as international borders.12