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Name: Drying of the Aral Sea

Type: Event

Start: 1971

End: 2015

Parents: Coastline Changes

event Drying of the Aral Sea: All Data

This page is about the data available for this event, the chronology of the event is available here.

Formerly the fourth largest lake in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes

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Drying of the Aral Sea: video summary

1. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

Involving Nations

map_chart iconkazakhstan: Maximal extension of the nation during the Drying of the Aral Sea

map_chart iconuzbekistan: Maximal extension of the nation during the Drying of the Aral Sea

map_chart iconrussia: Maximal extension of the nation during the Drying of the Aral Sea

Involving Polities

map_chart iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: Maximal extension of the polity during the Drying of the Aral Sea

map_chart iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: Maximal extension of the polity during the Drying of the Aral Sea

map_chart iconUSSR: Maximal extension of the polity during the Drying of the Aral Sea

2. Lists and Timelines of Countries involved in the Event

list iconDrying of the Aral Sea: List of polities involved in the event.

list iconDrying of the Aral Sea: List of nations involved in the event.

timeline iconTimeline of polities involved in the Drying of the Aral Sea

timeline iconTimeline of nations involved in the Drying of the Aral Sea

3. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Central Asia)

Involving Nations

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for kazakhstan

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for russia

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for uzbekistan

Involving Polities

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Kazakhstan

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Uzbekistan

summary iconDrying of the Aral Sea: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for USSR

4. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconTime Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

Involving Nations

statistic iconkazakhstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconuzbekistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconrussia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

Involving Polities

statistic iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconUSSR: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Drying of the Aral Sea

5. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Involving Nations

statistic iconuzbekistan: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconkazakhstan: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconrussia: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

Involving Polities

statistic iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

statistic iconUSSR: time series of its population and area during the Drying of the Aral Sea

6. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

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summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Drying of the Aral Sea

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All Territorial Changes involving specific Nations

summary iconEvents Navigation: uzbekistan during the Drying of the Aral Sea

summary iconEvents Navigation: russia during the Drying of the Aral Sea

summary iconEvents Navigation: kazakhstan during the Drying of the Aral Sea

All Territorial Changes involving specific Polities

summary iconEvents Navigation: USSR during the Drying of the Aral Sea

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Uzbekistan during the Drying of the Aral Sea

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Kazakhstan during the Drying of the Aral Sea

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