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In the 1950s the Soviet Union decided to cultivate cotton in the region, and since the early 1960s the Syr Darya and Amu Darya have been used for large-scale irrigation, causing a drop in the flow of freshwater into the sea. The sea is, as a result, now greatly reduced, mainly occupying three basins in the central, western, and northern sections of its lakebed. It is about a third of its former size in area and less than an eighth in volume.
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What was the Aral sea like before it shrunk?
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What body of water in Central Asia shrunk by 70 percent of the irrigation plans and divert water from the Soviet era?
The Aral Sea
Why has the Aral Sea shrunk since 1960?
In 1960, the Aral Sea was the 4th largest inland sea in the world. Since that time the sea has shrunk to a fraction of its former size, splitting into three different areas of water. Bad irrigation decisions by the Soviet Union contributed heavily to this problem by draining the two rivers which empty into the Aral to provide water for crops such as cotton.
Which continent is the Aral Sea located?
it is located in Asia, in Uzbekistan and Kazahkstan
Large saltwater lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
Answer:The Aral Sea
Does the Aral sea have salt water?
Yes the Aral sea has salt water
The Aral Sea is located on what continent?
The Aral Sea is located in Asia.
What sea is located between Black Sea and Aral Sea?
The Caspian Sea lies between the Aral Sea and the Black Sea.
What rivers that flow into aral sea have been diverted?
The Aral sea has not been diverted, but much of the water from the rivers flowing to the Aral sea have been diverted for irrigation, particularly for cotton and rice production in central Asia.
What is the major body of water in central Asia has shrunk by 70 percent due to soviet era irrigation and water diversion plans it is located between uzbekistan and kazakhstan?
The Aral sea.
What contenet is aral sea on?
The Aral Sea is located by Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan in Central Asia
Where does the water in the Aral Sea originate?
A map of the Aral Sea drainage basin is at the link
