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Choose a Page:Which is the largest country in th...What was the Soviet Union?Where is the Wailing Wall?When was Israel founded?What made the Gulf States rich?What is the taiga?Which famous railroad crosses Russia?Which is the world's deepest lake?Where is the 'Land of the Nomads'?Which country forms a bridge betwe...What is the Kremlin?Which rivers flow right across Russia?Where is the Empty Quarter?*Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?* Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? The Aral Sea lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In recent years this salt lake has dropped from fourth-largest to sixth-largest lake in the world. It is shrinking because water from the rivers that feed the lake has been diverted into canals and used for the irrigation of crops.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: Russia and the Middle East