Aral Sea
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.
Aral Sea | |
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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)[1] 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)[2] |
Settlements | Aral |
References
eedit- ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ JAXA - South Aral Sea shrinking but North Aral Sea expanding