The Aral Sea, once the third largest lake in the world
iss072e007017 (Oct. 1, 2024) --- The Aral Sea, once the third largest lake in the world that began shrinking in the 1960's after rivers that replenished it were diverted for irrigation projects, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above Kazakhstan.
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