Aralkum Desert

Aralkum Desert
Aralkum Desert
	Aralkum with the remaining areas of the Aral Sea in 2021
	Animated map of the shrinking of the Aral Sea, and growing Aralkum
Geography
Countries	Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan;
Coordinates	45°0′N 60°30′E / 45.000°N 60.500°E

The Aralkum Desert (Uzbek: Orolqum choʻli, Оролқум чўли, Kazakh: Аралқұм шөлі, Russian: Пустыня Аралкум) is a desert that has appeared since 1960 on the seabed once occupied by the Aral Sea.^[1] It lies to the south and east of what remains of the Eastern Basin Aral Sea in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It is currently the youngest desert in the world.^[2]

^ Aral Sea State of Environment of the Aral Sea Basin. Regional report of the Central Asian States. (2000) Archived 24 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ geographyrealm (28 May 2014). "Aralkum Desert: The World's Newest Desert". Geography Realm. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[1] Aral Sea State of Environment of the Aral Sea Basin. Regional report of the Central Asian States. (2000) Archived 24 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[2] raphyrealm (28 May 2014). "Aralkum Desert: The World's Newest Desert". Geography Realm. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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