Western Basin of the Aral Sea

E277979

remnant lake water body

The Western Basin of the Aral Sea is the remaining western water body of the once-vast Aral Sea, now a much-reduced, highly saline remnant shaped by severe environmental degradation and water diversion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Western Basin of the Aral Sea canonical	3
Large Western Basin of the Aral Sea	1
Small Western Basin of the Aral Sea	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	remnant lake ⓘ water body ⓘ
affectedBy	Soviet-era irrigation projects ⓘ cotton monoculture in Central Asia ⓘ
environmentalIssue	desiccation ⓘ dust storms from exposed seabed ⓘ loss of biodiversity ⓘ salinization ⓘ
formedBy	climate-driven evaporation ⓘ water diversion from Amu Darya and Syr Darya ⓘ
hasClimate	continental arid climate ⓘ
hasEcologicalCharacteristic	limited aquatic biodiversity ⓘ reduced fish populations ⓘ
hasHumanImpact	collapse of local fisheries ⓘ health problems in nearby communities ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic	dominant evaporative losses ⓘ limited surface inflow ⓘ
hasOrigin	desiccation of the Aral Sea ⓘ
hasPart	Western Basin of the Aral Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Large Western Basin of the Aral Sea Western Basin of the Aral Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Small Western Basin of the Aral Sea
hasSalinity	high salinity ⓘ
hasSediment	salt-encrusted former lakebed margins ⓘ
hasShape	elongated north–south basin ⓘ
hasShoreline	gentler eastern shore ⓘ steep western escarpment ⓘ
hasStatus	fragmented ⓘ shrinking ⓘ
hasWaterType	saline water ⓘ
isRemnantOf	once-vast Aral Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Aral Sea Basin ⓘ surface form: Aral Sea basin Central Asia ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ
locatedOn	Amu Darya delta margin ⓘ Kazakh Ustyurt Plateau margin ⓘ
monitoredBy	hydrological surveys ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ
near	Aralkum Desert ⓘ surface form: Aral Karakum desert Ustyurt Plateau ⓘ
partOf	Aral Sea ⓘ Aral Sea environmental disaster ⓘ
separatedFrom	Eastern Basin of the Aral Sea ⓘ North Aral Sea ⓘ surface form: Northern Aral Sea
studiedIn	Aral Sea desiccation research ⓘ
timePeriod	became distinct basin in late 20th century ⓘ continued shrinkage in early 21st century ⓘ
waterSource	groundwater inflow ⓘ occasional Amu Darya inflow ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aral Sea → hasPart → Western Basin of the Aral Sea ⓘ

Eastern Basin of the Aral Sea → separatedFrom → Western Basin of the Aral Sea ⓘ

Eastern Basin of the Aral Sea → adjacentTo → Western Basin of the Aral Sea ⓘ

Western Basin of the Aral Sea → hasPart → Western Basin of the Aral Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Small Western Basin of the Aral Sea

Western Basin of the Aral Sea → hasPart → Western Basin of the Aral Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Large Western Basin of the Aral Sea