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Lake Seletytengiz

lake, Kazakhstan

Also known as: Lake Siletiteniz

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drainage of Kazakstan

In Kazakhstan: Drainage
Balkhash, Zaysan, Alaköl, Tengiz, and Seletytengiz (Siletiteniz). Kazakhstan also wraps around the entire northern half of the shrinking Aral Sea, which underwent terrible decline during the second half of the 20th century: as freshwater inflow was diverted for agriculture, the salinity of the sea increased sharply, and the receding shores…
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