Aral Sea (Kazakhstan) - Naval Cemetery

The naval cemetery is located on the ground of a former bay of the Aral Sea, some 60 km away from Aral town next to a village called Dzhambul (sometimes referred to as "Zhalanash"). The area is now mainly populated by camels, although the Aral Sea is slowly recovering. The coast line is only some 5 or 10 kilometers behind the naval cementery, easily accessible by 4WD (like the cementery itself).

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João Morais says:

This is a good photo , but its also a document to the future !
For those who dont know what happened in Aral :

The Aral Sea, located in Uzbekistan and Kazakstan is historically a saline lake. In 1960 it was the world's fourth largest lake, the size of the entirety of Southern California (at 26,250 square miles, approximately two hundred times larger than the Salton Sea).
In the past few decades, the Aral Sea's volume has decreased by 75 percent and its surface area by 50 percent. The shoreline has receeded up to 120 km from its former shore. Sea level has fallen by more than 16 meters in this already shallow sea.

visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_Int/aralsea/
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Danielzolli says:

João, thanks for the good comment.

Nevertheless, since Kazakhstan has built a barrage separating the northern part of the lake from the much larger southern one, the sea level of the northern part is ascending. The coast line is expected to reach the naval cemetery and Aral town in the next years. However, the barrage has disastrous consequences for the southern part.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Jason Webber says:

facinating photo and info
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

ponte1112 says:

schönes Dokument was Zeigt was wir alles mit der Natur so anstellen
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Kurt Preissler says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Workboats and Tugboats, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Kurt Preissler says:

Excellent Capture.

Thank you for adding this photo to: Workboats and Tugboats. We are looking forward to see more pictures from you in the future.

-Kurt Preissler (admin)

Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

roomman says:

I heard of this and it must be a very interesting place.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bigmick65 says:

very nice boat :)
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

sparkle_and_fade11 says:

The aral sea is recovering?
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

AEGEOTISSA says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called unlucky boats & ships -πλοία άτυχα, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Rodrigo_Soldon says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world Pls post 1-comment 3_Contest Open, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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You are invited to join Rot Squad - a showcase for the best decay photos.
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swusch says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kaputt - Damaged, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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Aral Sea (Kazakhstan) - Naval Cemetery

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