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South Aral Sea
By October 2008, the eastern lake (center) had nearly dried up—the white is salt. The western lake (left) has no inflow of water apart from drainage from the drying eastern lake. The water of the North Aral Sea (top) is retained by a dike.
Location	Aral Sea
Coordinates	45°00′N 58°30′E / 45, 58.5Coordinates: 45°00′N 58°30′E / 45, 58.5
Lake type	natural lake
Primary inflows	Amu Darya
Basin countries	Uzbekistan
Surface area	17,700 km2 (6,800 sq mi) (Oct. 2003)1
References	1

The South Aral Sea is a lake in the basin of the former Aral Sea which formed in 1987 when that body divided in two, due to diversion of river inflow for agriculture. In 2003 the South Aral Sea itself split into western and eastern basins, and in 2005 the North Aral Sea was dammed to prevent the collapse of its fisheries, cutting off the only remaining inflow to the southern lakes. In 2008 the eastern portion of the South Aral Sea split again, with most of its area reduced to a wet salt pan.

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