Aral Sea
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Oct 14, 2024 03:31 PM
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History
The Aral Sea, a large lake of Asia, is a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea. It was once one of the largest lakes in the world.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/442241741
45.3012255692, 59.8928929943
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Aral teńizi - Арал теңізі (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Iaxartes/Silis/Tanais (river) flows into Aral Sea (modern)
- Oxus (river) flows into Aral Sea (unspecified date range)
lake
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Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Aral Sea: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/442241741> [accessed: 17 December 2024]
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