North Aral Sea
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extant lake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Aral Sea is the northern part of the Aral Sea. It is also called little Aral Sea. It split form the rest in 1987 and 1988. The southern part of the Aral Sea was called South Aral Sea. North Aral Sea is mainly fed by Syr Darya. There is a 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) dam, called Dike Kokaral, which separates it from the rest of the Aral Sea. The dam had a poor design, but in 2005, the government of Kazakhstan could improve it. Since then the water levels of the lake have risen.
North Aral Sea Солтүстік Арал теңізі (Kazakh) | |
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Location | Kazakhstan, Central Asia |
Coordinates | 46.5°N 60.7°E |
Type | endorheic, natural lake, reservoir |
Primary inflows | Syr Darya (previously also the Amu Darya) |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Surface area | 3,300 km2 (1,270 sq mi) (2008) 2,550 km2 (985 sq mi) (2003) |
Max. depth | 30 m (98 ft) (2003) 42 m (138 ft) (2008) |
Official name | Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River |
Designated | 2 February 2012 |
Reference no. | 2083[1] |
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