Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis
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Case Description
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Geolocation: | 45° 1' 39.166", 60° 36' 51.9638" |
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Total Population | 46,987,24046,987,240,000,000 millionmillion |
Total Area | 1,233,4031,233,403 km² 476,216.898 mi² km2 |
Climate Descriptors | Semi-arid/steppe (Köppen B-type), Arid/desert (Köppen B-type), Continental (Köppen D-type), Dry-summer |
Predominent Land Use Descriptors | agricultural- cropland and pasture, forest land, rangeland |
Important Uses of Water | Agriculture or Irrigation, Domestic/Urban Supply |
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Contributed by: Aaron T. Wolf, Joshua T. Newton, Matthew Pritchard (last edit: 12 February 2013)