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Aral Sea. Coordinates: 45°N 60°E. The Aral Sea ( / ˈærəl /) [4] [a] is an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.
- North: 8.7 m (29 ft) (2014), South: 14–15 m (46–49 ft) (2005)
- North: 27 km³ (6 cu mi) (2007)
- North: 42 m (138 ft) (2011), South: 29 m (95 ft) (2007), 53.4 m (175 ft) (1960)
May 10, 2024 · Aral Sea, a once-large saltwater lake of Central Asia. It straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south. Discover how water projects begun under Soviet rule led to the rapid evaporation of the Aral Sea. An overview of the shrinkage of the Aral Sea. See all videos for this article.
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May 6, 2024 · The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth largest lake, but 60 years ago, local industry diverted the rivers feeding the lake to irrigate cotton fields. Today, the lake is a quarter of its former...
Mar 21, 2018 · Today, the Aral Sea does not exist. There are, instead, two distinct bodies of water: the North Aral Sea (also known as the “Small Sea,” in Kazakhstan) and the South Aral Sea (in Uzbekistan). Is the Aral Sea recovering? Sort of. The Aral Sea as a whole will never completely recover.
Mar 27, 2024 · The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up. A child plays inside a rusted dilapidated car along the dried-up Aral Sea, in the village of Tastubek near Aralsk, Kazakhstan, Monday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Photos. 24. 1 of 24|.
The Aral Sea is bringing new wealth to fishing villages in Kazakhstan, but their neighbours on the opposite shore in Uzbekistan are suffering a very different fate. For a young Madi Zhasekenov,...
Mar 20, 2024 · A man's photo is visible on his grave in a cemetery near the dried-up Aral Sea, on the outskirts of Muynak, Uzbekistan, Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) The remains of a house destroyed by sand sits near the dried-up Aral Sea, near Aralsk, Kazakhstan, Monday, July 3, 2023.
