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The article mentions twice that the Aral Sea was part of the lake, but the map shows it outside the greatest extent line.
by dwighttk 4y ago
The article mentions twice that the Aral Sea was part of the lake, but the map shows it outside the greatest extent line.
- simonh 4y agoThe map is of a particular point in time, but the sea/lake grew, shrank and shifted considerably over millions of years.
- dwighttk 4y agomap has largest and smallest extent lines and the Aral Sea is outside the largest extent line
- simonh 4y agoFair enough, so I suppose at some point the Aral basin sank below the waterline and filled from the Paratethys or what remained of it. Those waterline marks must still only pertain to a particular period of time.