North Aral Sea
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Further information: Aral Sea and South Aral Sea
The North Aral Sea (Kazakh: Солтүстік Арал теңізі, Russian: Северное Аральское море) is the portion of the former Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya River. It split from the South Aral Sea in 1987–1988[2] as water levels dropped due to river diversion for agriculture.
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North Aral Sea | |
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Солтүстік Арал теңізі (Kazakh) | |
Location | Kazakhstan, Central Asia |
Coordinates | 46.5°N 60.7°E / 46.5; 60.7 |
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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In 1925 a large site containing numerous fossils of the Oligocene was discovered near the village of Akespe by the northern shore of the Aral Sea.[3][4]