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Aral Sea

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Area68000
Catchment area1549
Locations Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Coordinates45°N
Fish Bastard sturgeon
Zander
Common carp
Common bream
Did you knowThe Aral Sea depression was formed at the end of the Neogene Period.
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About Aral Sea


The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to over 1,100 islands that had dotted its waters; in the Turkic languages aral means "island, archipelago".

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