Aralkum
Satellite image of the Aral Sea, made in 2008
Aralkum is the name of a new desert that has appeared in the area that was once occupied by the Aral Sea. It lies south an east of what remains of the Aral Sea.
Landscape
The Aralkum Desert has sparse vegetation, mostly consisting of salt and drought tolerant shrubs and plants (eg.stipa, black saxahul). Some parts of the Aralkum have salt crusts. These plants are found along the higher, less saline areas. In many places, the Aralkum is totally barren.
Aralkum Media
Salt structures in Aral Sea, Uzbekistan
Ship Cemetery. Horse and foal, Kazakhstan
The bed of the former Aral Sea in Uzbekistan in 2004
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