former port of Aralsk
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The former port of Aralsk is an abandoned harbor area in Kazakhstan that once served the Aral Sea’s fishing and shipping industries before the sea’s dramatic shrinkage left it stranded far from the receded shoreline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former port of Aralsk canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned port
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aral Sea ecological crisis
ⓘ
collapse of local fishing industry ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dry former seabed
ⓘ
stranded ships ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| distanceFromCurrentShoreline | several kilometers ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | desiccation of the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| eraOfMainUse | Soviet period ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInfrastructure |
docks
ⓘ
piers ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
supporting Aral Sea fishing industry
ⓘ
supporting maritime transport on the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aralsk
ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyzylorda Region ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWaterHistorically | Aral Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnFormerly | Aral Sea ⓘ |
| near | town of Aralsk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being left far inland after Aral Sea recession
ⓘ
symbolizing consequences of large-scale water diversion ⓘ |
| partOf | Aral Sea environmental disaster ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | shrinkage of the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| use |
cargo port
ⓘ
fishing port ⓘ shipping hub ⓘ |
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