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- (Apr 2, 2012)
- Two reasons to visit Karakalpakstan: Savitsky Museum in Nukus, the excellent museum for the Russian avant-garde paintings, and a disappearance of the Aral Sea.
Tragedy of the Aral Sea
Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since 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 – the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea and one smaller lake between North and South Aral Seas. By 2009, the south-eastern lake had disappeared and the south-western lake retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea. The maximum depth of the North Aral Sea is 42 m (138 ft) (as of 2008).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_sea
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| (c) 2004-2014 Yuko Okada. All rights reserved. | - Konya-Urgench & Darvaza Gas Crater (Turkmenistan)
- (Apr 4, 2012)
- Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan - unbelievable view of the burning gas crater! Hurry up if you want to see it - President of Turkmenistan signed the agreement with a Chinese company to extinguish it, so that they could exploit the gas in the area!
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| (c) 2004-2014 Yuko Okada. All rights reserved. | - Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
- (Apr 14, 2012)
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