Ar·al Sea (ăr′əl) An inland sea lying between southern Kazakhstan and northwest Uzbekistan. Once the fourth-largest inland body of water in the world, it has largely disappeared because of diversion of its two sources, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya. ...
According to historical tradition, only a few large lakes of the world are called seas. Until recently, one of the largest such lakes was the Aral Sea, located on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. However, in the second half of the 20th age, the real tragedy happened: the mere be...
Facebook Twitter Google Complete English Grammar Rules is now available in paperback and eBook formats. Make it yours today! Advertisement. Bad banner? Please let us know Remove AdsMentioned in ? Aral Sea Karakalpak lake Turki References in periodicals archive ? You still can feel a background ...
It divided into four parts:the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western parts of the South Aral Sea, and a small lake between. Once, twenty species of fish lived in the Aral Se a. But because there was now too much salt in the watcr, they all die d.Around the Aral Se a today,...
Passage58The Aral Sea Humans always take things from nature. Nature is getting poor. The Aral Sea is in Central Asia. It is a salty lake. It once was the world's fourth largest lake.Today, over 90% of it has dried up. Will it disappear one day?The Aral Se a only gets water from...
Dushanbe: The Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, Abdusalom Qurboniyon, and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Patricia Veevers-Carter, today signed an agreement to finance the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB). World Bank and Taji...
Today, the major part of Uzbekistan's population is working in this area, and in Kazakhstan there are also millions of people depending on the irrigation water taken from the tributaries of the Aral Sea. The area around the Aral Sea was declared to be a 'zone of ecological disaster,' and...
Join us on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, as we unveil the secrets of the Aral Sea, a place that embodies the triumphs and tragedies of human impact on the environment. Book your Aral Sea Tour today and embark on a remarkable expedition into the heart of Uzbekistan's natural and ...
Aral Sea.But because15there was now too much salt in the water,they all died.164Around the Aral Sea today,dust blows through the air and fishing boats lie rusting17on the sand.But there is some hope.In Kazakhstan,work has begun to save the18North Aral Sea.Another dam was built in ...
1The Aral Sea(咸海)is in central Asia(亚洲中部). It is a salty lake. It is the world's fourth-biggest lake(第四大湖). Today, over 90% of the sea is dry. Why does the Aral Sea shrink(消失)? First, the Aral Sea only gets water from two rivers, Amu Darya(阿姆河)and Syr Da...