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PRONUNCIATION OF ARAL SEA

Aral Sea  [ˈærəl] play
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Aral Sea is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ARAL SEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aral Sea

Aral Sea

The Aral Sea was a lake lying between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south. The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to about 1,534 islands that once dotted its waters; in Old Turkic aral means "island" and "thicket". Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000 km2, 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 the North and South Aral Seas. By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had 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 . The shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".

Definition of Aral Sea in the English dictionary

The definition of Aral Sea in the dictionary is a lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world: shallow and saline, now badly polluted; use of its source waters for irrigation led to a loss of over 50% of its area between 1967 and 1997, after which the reduction began to be slowed. Area originally about 68 000 sq km ; water area reduced by 2004 to about 17 158 sq km and the lake divided into sections Also called: Lake Aral.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARAL SEA


apparel
əˈpærəl
barrel
ˈbærəl
carol
ˈkærəl
carrel
ˈkærəl
carrell
ˈkærəl
Carroll
ˈkærəl
disapparel
ˌdɪsəˈpærəl
Farrell
ˈfærəl
multibarrel
ˌmʌltɪˈbærəl
parol
ˈpærəl
parral
ˈpærəl
parrel
ˈpærəl
re-apparel
ˌriːəˈpærəl
unapparel
ˌʌnəˈpærəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARAL SEA

Aragon
Aragonese
aragonite
aragonitic
Araguaia
Araguaya
araise
arak
Arakan Yoma
Araks
Araldite
aralia
araliaceous
Aram
Aramaean
Aramaic
arame
Aramean
aramid
Aran

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARAL SEA

Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Arabian Sea
Baltic Sea
Barents Sea
Black Sea
Caribbean Sea
China Sea
Coral Sea
Dead Sea
Inland Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
Philippine Sea
Red Sea
Sargasso Sea
South China Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Weddell Sea

Synonyms and antonyms of Aral Sea in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Aral Sea» into 25 languages

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The translations of Aral Sea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Aral Sea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咸海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mar de Aral
570 millions of speakers

English

Aral Sea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अराल सागर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحر آرال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Аральское море
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mar de Aral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরাল সাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mer d´Aral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut Aral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aralsee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラル海
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아랄해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara Aral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Biển Aral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆரல் கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अराल समुद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aral Denizi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lago d´Aral
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Morze Aralskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Аральське море
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Marea Aral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αράλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Aralmeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Aralsjön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Aralsjøen
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARAL SEA»

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Physical Oceanography of the Dying Aral Sea
Next, book attempts to forecast the forthcoming state of the Aral Sea and identify plausible future scenarios. Finally, the book discusses the Aral Sea dessication viewd as a part of the global perspective.
Peter O. Zavialov, 2007
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Creeping Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development ...
This multidisciplinary 1999 book comprehensively describes the slow onset of low grade but incremental changes (i.e. creeping environmental change) which affected the region and its peoples.
Michael Glantz, 1999
3
Disaster by Design: Disappearance of the Aral Sea, Dry Run ...
'Research in Social Problems and Public Policy' is a peer-reviewed book series whose focus is on the analysis of the potential failure of public institutions to fulfil their obligations to the broader society.
Michael R. Edelstein, Astrid Cerny, Abror Gadaev, 2012
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Aralkum - a Man-Made Desert: The Desiccated Floor of the ...
This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long-term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections.
Siegmar-W. Breckle, Walter Wucherer, Liliya A. Dimeyeva, 2011
5
Aral Sea
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Aral Sea, a land-locked sea in Central Asia.
Igorʹ Severskiĭ, 2005
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The Aral Sea Basin
This book analyses the environmental, human and economic problems that have arisen and presents recommendations for future research needs.
Philip P. Micklin, William D. Williams, 2011
7
The Aral Sea Encyclopedia
A Izrael, Head of Goskomgidromet (Meteorological Service) of the USSR, works in Nukus to study the ecological and sanitary state of the Aral Sea coast. Group of scientists of the Institute of Water Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences ...
Igor S. Zonn, M. Glantz, Aleksey N. Kosarev, 2009
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The Multi-Governance of Water: Four Case Studies
two largest, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, which cross the deserts and flow into the Aral Sea. The Amu Darya rises from Tadjikistan and Afghanistan and flows through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to the Aral Sea. The Syr Darya rises in ...
Matthias Finger, Ludivine Tamiotti, Jeremy Allouche, 2006
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When the Rivers Run Dry: Water, the Defining Crisis of the ...
In the past forty years, most of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has turned into a huge uncharted desert. For the most part, no human has ever set foot there. This new desert is adding dry land twenty times the size of Manhattan every year. It cannot  ...
Fred Pearce, 2006
10
The Devil and the Disappearing Sea: A True Story about the ...
In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on an environmental project to save the Aral Sea.
Robert W. Ferguson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARAL SEA»

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Cataphracts: Armored Warriors and their Horses of War
... Central Asia near the Aral Sea. This image portrays a warrior clad in armor, armed with a lance and bow, and mounted on an armored horse. «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
2
Fur is beautiful and cruel, purposeful and erotic
Cotton alone is responsible for the greatest ecological catastrophe on the planet, the drying up of the Aral Sea. There is masses of fur out there. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
3
Will the World Take Action to Stop the Destruction of a Unique …
A prominent Kenyan hydrologist has warned that "the result could be another Aral Sea disaster in the making." "Once the dam is operating, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Uzbekistan and the 'Illusion of Stability'
Last fall, NASA dramatically concluded that the Eastern Lobe of the Aral Sea has gone completely dry. Ban could not hide his indignation after ... «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
5
The Next Global Resource Shock
The Aral Sea is probably the best example on earth of how quickly it can happen and how devastating it can be. The world ran out of 'free' oil ... «OilPrice.com, Jun 15»
6
This Sweatshirt Will Last 30 Years, Guaranteed
Many of these quickie clothes are cotton, which require massive water and pesticide use that's already destroyed the Aral Sea ecosystem in ... «Esquire.com, Jun 15»
7
Ban Encourages Uzbekistan to Promote Human Rights
What has happened to the Aral Sea has been a disaster long in the making, " he stated, assuring that the United Nations is thinking about ways ... «Student Operated Press, Jun 15»
8
What is Life in the Aralkum Like?
First the read: There have been a few great features lately on the Aral Sea. This week, Al Jazeera published another. The article by Mansur ... «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
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UN Chief Begins Central Asia Tour Amid Rights Concerns
But, he writes, “if you need a water-level-based analogy for the state of human rights in the region, the dried-up Aral Sea is a more fitting one.”. «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
10
Uzbekistan to begin developing hydrocarbons in Aral Sea in 2017
Uzbekistan plans to begin further exploration, construction and development of hydrocarbon fields in the Uzbek part of the Aral Sea in 2017, ... «Trend News Agency, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Aral Sea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/aral-sea>. Apr 2024 ».
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