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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 had largely dried up by the 2010s.
3 mar 2023 · See how the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest inland water body, has been reduced to a fraction of its former size by river diversion and irrigation. Learn about the causes, consequences and responses to this ecological catastrophe in Central Asia.
2 lis 2024 · Aral Sea Animated map of the shrinking of the Aral Sea. 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. (more)
7 mar 2023 · Learn about the Aral Sea, a saline lake in Central Asia that has shrunk dramatically due to river diversion. See a map of the lake's location, geology, climate, and restoration strategies.
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Aral tenʻizi) – bezodpływowe, reliktowe, słone jezioro w Kazachstanie i Uzbekistanie, które zniknęło wskutek ludzkiej działalności. W jego miejscu znajdują się obecnie trzy oddzielne zbiorniki: Jezioro Północnoaralskie, jezioro Barsakelmes, oraz Jezioro Południowoaralskie.
See how the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest in the world, has dried up due to irrigation and drought. Explore the changes in the lake's extent, water levels, and color from 2000 to 2018.
