Aral Sea

The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал теңізі Aral teñizi; Uzbek: Orol Dengizi; Roushie: Аральскοе мοре Aral'skoye morye; Tajik: Баҳри Арал Bahri Aral; aulder Persie: دریای خوارزم‎ Daryâ-ye Khârazm) wis a loch lyin atween Kazakhstan (Aktobe an Kyzylorda provinces) in the north an Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region o Uzbekistan, in the sooth.

Aral Sea
The Aral Sea in 1989 (left) an 2008 (richt)
Location	Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan, Central Asie
Coordinates	45°N 60°E
Teep	endorheic, naitural loch, reservoir (North)
Primary inflows	North: Syr Darya South: grundwatter anly (previously the Amu Darya)
Catchment area	1,549,000 km2 (598,100 sq mi)
Basin kintras	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
17,160 km2 (6,626 sq mi) (2004, fower lochs) 28,687 km2 (11,076 sq mi) (1998, twa lochs) 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi) (1960, ane loch) North: 3,300 km2 (1,270 sq mi) (2008) Sooth: 3,500 km2 (1,350 sq mi) (2005)
Average deepth	North: 8.7 m (29 ft) (2007) Sooth: 14–15 m (46–49 ft)(2005)
Max. deepth	North: 42 m (138 ft) (2008)[1] 18 m (59 ft) (2007) 30 m (98 ft) (2003) Sooth: 37–40 m (121–131 ft) (2005) 102 m (335 ft) (1989)
North: 27 km3 (6 cu mi) (2007)
Surface elevation	North: 42 m (138 ft) (2007) Sooth: 29 m (95 ft) (2007) 53.4 m (175 ft) (1960)[2]
Settlements	Aral