Кантубек (Аральск-7)
Кантубек (Аральск-7) is a town in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. Кантубек (Аральск-7) is situated nearby to the locality Former berth, as well as near Ruins of the 1st Division.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.
Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory
Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kantubek is a ghost town on Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea. The town is still found on maps but was abandoned in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rebirth Island.
Rebirth Island
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Vozrozhdeniya Island was an island in the Aral Sea. The former island's territory is split between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In 1954, the Soviet Union constructed a biological weapons test site called Aralsk-7 there and on the neighbouring Komsomolskiy Island, which also no longer exists. Rebirth Island is situated 9 km southwest of Кантубек (Аральск-7).
Кантубек (Аральск-7)
- Type: Town
- Category: locality
- Location: Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
45.15385° or 45° 9′ 14″ northLongitude
59.33535° or 59° 20′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8HQX583P+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12215087333OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Former berth and Ruins of the 1st Division.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Bukhta Udobnaya and Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.
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