Aral Sea
Endorheic lake
The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the... Wikipedia
Area: 26,255 mi²
Average depth: : North: 8.7 m (29 ft) (2014); South: 14–15 m (46–49 ft) (2005);
Basin countries: List: Afghanistan; Iran; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russia; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
Catchment area: 1,549,000 km2 (598,100 sq mi)
Coordinates: 45°N 60°E / 45°N 60°E
Location: Central Asia; (Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan)
Primary inflows: North: Syr Darya; South: Groundwater only; Previously: Amu Darya