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The Aral Sea (/ ˈ ær əl /) [5] [a] was an endorheic lake (that is, without an outlet) lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s.
2 lis 2024 · Aral Sea, a once-large saltwater lake of Central Asia. It was once the world’s fourth largest body of inland water but has shrunk remarkably because of the diversion of its sources of inflowing water for irrigation beginning in the second half of the 20th century.
7 mar 2023 · The Aral Sea is a saline lake in Central Asia, between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s due to river diversion for irrigation, affecting its ecology, climate, and economy.
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The Aral Sea is a lake in Central Asia that has shrunk dramatically due to water diversion for irrigation. See satellite images of the lake's decline and recovery, and learn about the environmental and social impacts of this change.
Location. The Aral Sea is located in Central Asia, between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south.
The tour will also take you to the Aral Islands, the most attractive of which is Vozrojdeniya Island (Revival Island). Don’t miss the chance to visit a mesmerizing and slightly frightening "graveyard" of ships. The ships that once plied the Aral Sea are now rusting in the middle of the desert.
