The Aral Sea
Posted: January 25, 2009
Filed under: Travel
Tagged: aral sea, blue skies, driving, mongol rally, mongolia, Travel
Description
The Aral Sea, located in Uzbekistan and Kazakstan (both countries were part of the former Soviet Union), is historically a saline lake and home to a thriving fishing community.
The Aral Sea is a prime example of an dynamic environment. In 1960 it was the world’s fourth largest lake, the size of the entirety of Southern California (at 26,250 square miles, approximately two hundred times larger than the Salton Sea).
