Aral Sea in Central Asia is situated along which of the following two

Aral Sea in Central Asia is situated along which of the following two countries ?

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2024
The Aral Sea is an endorheic lake located between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south. Historically, it was the world’s fourth-largest inland body of water.
The Aral Sea lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The Aral Sea has been shrinking dramatically since the 1960s due to the diversion of the rivers that feed it (the Amu Darya and Syr Darya) for irrigation projects by the Soviet Union.