Sea of Islands
E269136
Sea of Islands is the English translation of the name of the Aral Sea, historically a vast endorheic lake in Central Asia once known for its numerous islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sea of Islands canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
endorheic lake ⓘ former lake ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ |
| affectedBy | river diversion ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Karakalpakstan ⓘ |
| EnglishNameOf | Aral Sea ⓘ |
| fedBy |
Amu Darya
ⓘ
surface form:
Amu Darya River
Syr Darya ⓘ
surface form:
Syr Darya River
|
| hasCharacteristic |
endorheic
ⓘ
saline lake ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
desiccation
ⓘ
salinization ⓘ severe shrinkage ⓘ |
| hasFormerFeature | large number of islands ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Sea of Islands self-link ⓘ |
| hasNotableConsequence |
collapse of local fishing industry
ⓘ
dust storms from exposed seabed ⓘ public health problems ⓘ regional climate change ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage |
Kazakh
ⓘ
Uzbek ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName |
Aral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Aral Tengizi
Aralʼ dengizi ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border region ⓘ |
| hasType | terminal lake ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | once one of the largest lakes in the world ⓘ |
| knownFor | numerous islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Eurasian Steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh Steppe
|
| nameRefersTo | many islands ⓘ |
| partOf | Aral Sea Basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.