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The Amu Darya river did not begin to flow into the Aral Sea until the Holocene.

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Area
8,000 km²
Max depth
68 m
Countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
21st largest lake in the world

The Aral Sea was an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.

From the “Formation” section

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The Aral Sea had an exceptional array of endemic fish subspecies, including three endemic sturgeon species.

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Area
8,000 km²
Max depth
68 m
Countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
21st largest lake in the world

The Aral Sea was an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.

From the “Ecology” section

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The Aral Sea was part of the western frontier of the Chinese Empire during the Tang dynasty.

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Aral Sea

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Area
8,000 km²
Max depth
68 m
Countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
21st largest lake in the world

The Aral Sea was an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.

From the “History” section

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The Aral Sea is considered an example of ecosystem collapse due to dramatic increases in salinity.

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Aral Sea

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Area
8,000 km²
Max depth
68 m
Countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
21st largest lake in the world

The Aral Sea was an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.

From the “Impact on environment, economy, and public health” section

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The South Aral Sea has been incapable of supporting fish since the late 1990s due to rising salinity levels.

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Aral Sea

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Area
8,000 km²
Max depth
68 m
Countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
21st largest lake in the world

The Aral Sea was an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.

From the “Impact on environment, economy, and public health” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: NASA. Collage by Producercunningham. · Public Domain

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