Aral Sea
Photo Title
Aral Sea
Photographer/Creator
David C. Turnley
Collection
Publisher
Detroit Free Press/Black Star
Caption/Description
The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world, in Soviet Central Asia, has shrunk 90 kilometers in the last ten years due to inefficient irrigation. This has devasted the region environmentally and left ships dried up in the desert.
Citation
David C. Turnley, "Aral Sea," in POYi Archive, Item #18577, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/18577 (accessed April 20, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008