The Aral Sea and Vozrozhdeniye Island

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The Aral Sea and Vozrozhdeniye Island
Satellite image of Voz Island (1970)
Aerial photo of the Aral Sea (1985)
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Vozrozhdeniye Island Biological Test Facility,
Uzbekistan
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Aral Sea 1977 to 1995
1977
1995
November 1999
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Aral Sea November 2000
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Aral Sea December 2001
Aral Sea
Land Bridge
Vozrozhdeniye Island
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Aral Sea as Public Health Calamity
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Devastating Regional Economic Consequences
Agricultural opportunities crippled by
environmental conditions
Former coastal fishing village and marooned
fishing vessels in Kyzylorda Oblast, Kazakhstan
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Important Unanswered Questions
Boys drawing untreated water in Khiva
Amu Darya, 200 km above its mouth at the Aral Sea