The Aral Sea 咸海.pptVIP

* * The Aral Sea The Aral Sea Location Early Days Shrinkage Cause Effect Solution Outline Location The Aral Sea is a saline basin in Central Asia and it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south. The name roughly translates as Sea of Islands, referring to more than 1,500 islands that once dotted its waters. Early Days Once among the four largest lakes of the world with an area of 68,000 square kilometers, The Aral Sea was especially prosperous in its fishing industry. Shrinkage The Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were