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What is between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
The Aral Sea
The Aral Sea stands at the boundary between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south. It was once a large saltwater lake of Central Asia and the world’s fourth largest body of inland water.
What sea lies within Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
Aral Sea basin
The Aral Sea basin covers 1.5 million square kilometres (km2) in Central Asia and is predominantly shared by six countries: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan (Figure 1). The Aral Sea is divided by Kazakhstan and the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.
What is the name of the sea that has been a source of conflict between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
the Aral Sea
Tensions focus on the two main rivers of the region that both flow to the Aral Sea – the Syr Darya from Kyrgyzstan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and the Amu Darya from Tajikistan through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Where the Aral Sea is located?
Eastern Central Asia
Located in Eastern Central Asia. It is c. 1,600 mi (2,580 km) long and flows generally northwest from sources in the snow-capped Pamirs along the border of Afghanistan and Tajikstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan through the Kara Kum desert in E Turkmenistan to a large delta on the Aral Sea in NW Uzbekistan.
What is the main cause of death of Aral Sea?
Desiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the Soviet Union. The Aral Sea in the Soviet Union, formerly the world’s fourth largest lake in area, is disappearing. Recession has resulted from reduced inflow caused primarily by withdrawals of water for irrigation.
What is wrong with the Aral Sea?
The change in water quality in the Aral Sea basin reduced the number of fish in the river and in the sea, and destroyed most of fauna (2,3). International experts confirm that most water sources in Karakalpakstan are polluted, and that the pollution is mainly caused by the agro-industry and mining industries.
Is it safe to visit the Aral Sea?
In terms of general safety, you’re in good hands. It’s not a dangerous place to visit. But you do need to remember that people live in extreme poverty here due to the Aral Lake drying up and destroying their resources.