Aralkum Desert
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The Aralkum Desert is a man-made desert that formed on the former seabed of the rapidly shrinking Aral Sea in Central Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aral Karakum desert | 1 |
| Aralkum Desert canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
man-made desert ⓘ |
| affects |
agriculture in surrounding regions
ⓘ
human health in surrounding regions ⓘ local climate around former Aral Sea ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Karakalpakstan
ⓘ
Kyzylorda Region ⓘ |
| causeOfFormation |
diversion of rivers feeding the Aral Sea
ⓘ
shrinkage of the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| contains |
former seafloor sediments
ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ ship graveyards ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Kazakhstan
ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Aral Sea ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | tens of thousands of square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityTrend |
colonization by desert-adapted species
ⓘ
loss of aquatic species ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemChange | transition from marine to desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
airborne pollutants
ⓘ
loss of aquatic ecosystems ⓘ soil salinization ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
desertification processes ⓘ toxic dust transport ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
anthropogenic desertification
ⓘ
large-scale environmental disaster ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental degradation
ⓘ
rapid desertification ⓘ toxic dust storms ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aral Sea Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aral Sea basin
Central Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOnFormer | Aral Sea seabed ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aral Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Aralsk
ⓘ
Moynaq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aral Sea environmental disaster area
ⓘ
post-Soviet environmental legacy ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
dust
ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ sand ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.