Aral Sea

Aral Sea
Aral Sea
	The Aral Sea in 1989 (left) an 2008 (richt)
Location	Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan,; Central Asie
Coordinates	45°N 60°E / 45°N 60°ECoordinates: 45°N 60°E / 45°N 60°E
Teep	endorheic, naitural loch, reservoir (North)
Primary inflows	North: Syr Darya; South: grundwatter anly; (previously the Amu Darya)
Catchment area	1,549,000 km2 (598,100 sq mi)
Basin kintras	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
	17,160 km2 (6,626 sq mi); (2004, fower lochs); 28,687 km2 (11,076 sq mi); (1998, twa lochs); 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi); (1960, ane loch); North:; 3,300 km2 (1,270 sq mi) (2008); Sooth:; 3,500 km2 (1,350 sq mi) (2005)
Average deepth	North: 8.7 m (29 ft) (2007); Sooth: 14–15 m (46–49 ft)(2005)
Max. deepth	North:; 42 m (138 ft) (2008); 18 m (59 ft) (2007); 30 m (98 ft) (2003); Sooth:; 37–40 m (121–131 ft) (2005); 102 m (335 ft) (1989)
	North: 27 km3 (6 cu mi) (2007)
Surface elevation	North: 42 m (138 ft) (2007); Sooth: 29 m (95 ft) (2007); 53.4 m (175 ft) (1960)
Settlements	Aral

The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал теңізі Aral teñizi; Uzbek: Orol Dengizi; Roushie: Аральскοе мοре Aral'skoye morye; Tajik: Баҳри Арал Bahri Aral; aulder Persie: دریای خوارزم‎ Daryâ-ye Khârazm) wis a loch lyin atween Kazakhstan (Aktobe an Kyzylorda provinces) in the north an Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region o Uzbekistan, in the sooth.

References

↑ "The Kazakh Miracle: Recovery of the North Aral Sea". Environment News Service. 1 August 2008. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2010. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
↑ JAXA - South Aral Sea shrinking but North Aral Sea expanding

[ENS_wire-1] "The Kazakh Miracle: Recovery of the North Aral Sea". Environment News Service. 1 August 2008. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2010. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)

[2] JAXA - South Aral Sea shrinking but North Aral Sea expanding

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