North Aral Sea

The North Aral Sea is the portion of the former that is fed by the River. It split from the South Aral Sea in 1987–1988 as water levels dropped due to river diversion for agriculture.
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North Aral Sea

Latitude
46.45° or 46° 27′ north
Longitude
60.73° or 60° 43′ 48″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8JR2CPXH+XX
Geo­Names ID
1538645
Wiki­data ID
Q3358037
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“North Aral Sea” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Փոքր Արալի ծով
  • Azerbaijani: Kiçik Aral
  • Basque: Iparraldeko Aral itsasoa
  • Catalan: mar d’Aral Nord
  • Catalan: Mar d’Aral Nord
  • Chinese: 北咸海
  • Chinese: 北鹹海
  • Chinese: 小鹹海
  • Chuvash: Кĕçĕн Арал тинĕсĕ
  • Croatian: Sjeverno Aralsko jezero
  • Czech: Malé Aralské jezero
  • Czech: Malý Aral
  • Czech: Severní Aralské jezero
  • Dutch: North Aral Sea
  • Esperanto: Nord-Aralo
  • Estonian: Põhja-Araal
  • French: Mer d’Aral septentrionale
  • French: Petite mer d’Aral
  • Georgian: მცირე არალის ზღვა
  • German: Kleiner Aralsee
  • German: Nördlicher Aralsee
  • Greek: Βόρεια Αράλη
  • Italian: lago d’Aral settentrionale
  • Italian: Piccolo Aral
  • Japanese: 北アラル海
  • Kazakh: Soltüstik Aral teñizi
  • Kazakh: Soltüstık Aral teñızı
  • Kazakh: Кіші Арал
  • Kazakh: Солтүстік Арал теңізі
  • Kazakh: Солтүстік Арал
  • Kazakh: سولتۇستىك ارال تەڭىزى
  • Lithuanian: Šiaurės Aralo jūra
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lille Aral
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nord-Aral
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nord-Aralsjøen
  • Norwegian: Nord-Aralsjøen
  • Persian: دریای آرال شمالی
  • Polish: Jezioro Północnoaralskie
  • Romanian: Aralul Mic
  • Russian: Казахское море
  • Russian: Малое Аральское море
  • Russian: Малый Арал
  • Russian: Северное Аральское море
  • Russian: Северный Арал
  • Serbian: Северно Аралско језеро
  • Slovak: Severné Aralské jazero
  • Slovenian: Severno Aralsko jezero
  • Spanish: Mar de Aral del Norte
  • Spanish: Mar de Aral Norte
  • Thai: ทะเลอารัลเหนือ
  • Turkish: Kuzey Aral Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Мале Аральське море
  • Ukrainian: Північне Аральське море
  • Uzbek: Kichik Orol dengizi
  • Venetian: Piccolo Aral
  • Western Frisian: Noardlike Aralmar
  • Wu Chinese: 北咸海
  • Yue Chinese: 北鹹海

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