Aral Sea

The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Арал Теңізі Aral Teñizi; Mongolian: Арал тэнгис; Russian: Ара́льское море, tr. Aral'skoye Morye; IPA: [ɐˈralʲskəjə ˈmorʲɪ]; Tajik: Баҳри Арал Bahri Aral; older Persian: دریاچه خوارزم Daryâche Khârazm) was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda Regions) in the north and Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) in the south. The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to over 1,100 islands that once dotted its waters; in the Turkic languages aral means "island, archipelago". The Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan.

Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes – the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and one smaller lake between the North and South Aral Seas. By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the western edge of the former southern sea; in subsequent years, occasional water flows have led to the southeastern lake sometimes being replenished to a small degree. Satellite images taken by NASA in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up. The eastern basin is now called the Aralkum desert.

Sea

A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land. More broadly, "the sea" is the interconnected system of Earth's salty, oceanic waters—considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions. The sea moderates Earth's climate and has important roles in the water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle. Although the sea has been travelled and explored since prehistory, the modern scientific study of the sea—oceanography—dates broadly to the British Challenger expedition of the 1870s. The sea is conventionally divided into up to five large oceanic sections—including the IHO's four named oceans (the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic) and the Southern Ocean; smaller, second-order sections, such as the Mediterranean, are known as seas.

Owing to the present state of continental drift, the Northern Hemisphere is now fairly equally divided between land and sea (a ratio of about 2:3) but the South is overwhelmingly oceanic (1:4.7).Salinity in the open ocean is generally in a narrow band around 3.5% by mass, although this can vary in more landlocked waters, near the mouths of large rivers, or at great depths. About 85% of the solids in the open sea are sodium chloride. Deep-sea currents are produced by differences in salinity and temperature. Surface currents are formed by the friction of waves produced by the wind and by tides, the changes in local sea level produced by the gravity of the Moon and Sun. The direction of all of these is governed by surface and submarine land masses and by the rotation of the Earth (the Coriolis effect).

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Sea (astronomy)

The Sea or the Water is an area of the sky in which many water-related, and few land-related, constellations occur. This may be because the Sun passed through this part of the sky during the rainy season.

Most of these constellations are named by Ptolemy:

  • Aquarius the Water-bearer
  • Capricornus the Sea-goat
  • Cetus the Whale
  • Delphinus the Dolphin
  • Eridanus the Great River
  • Hydra the Water serpent
  • Pisces the Fishes
  • Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish (not named by Ptolemy)
  • Sometimes included are the ship Argo and Crater the Water Cup.

    Some water-themed constellations are newer, so are not in this region. They include Hydrus, the lesser water snake; Volans, the flying fish; and Dorado, the swordfish.

    See also

  • Celestial ocean, a mythological concept, not specific to astronomy
  • Lunar sea
  • References


    Sea (EP)

    Sea EP is the second EP from Doves. It was self-released on the band's Casino Records label on 24 May 1999 on limited CD and 10" vinyl. The band dedicated the EP to Rob Gretton, who helped fund Doves' early releases as well as when the band played as Sub Sub. Rob died of a heart attack only a few days before the EP was released. In the music video for "Sea Song," the opening title card reads "For Rob."

    Track listing

    All songs written and composed by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams. 

    Notes

  • Casino Records CHIP002.
  • All songs written and produced by Doves.
  • Keyboards on "Sea Song" by Richard Wheatley.
  • "Sea Song" engineered by Matt Ollivier.
  • "Darker" engineered by Jez Williams.
  • Sleeve design and artwork by Rick Myers.
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Earl

    by: Cya

    Mary Ann and Wanda were the best of friends
    All through their high school days
    Both members of the 4H club
    Both active in the FFA
    After graduation Mary Ann went out lookin' for a bright new world
    Wanda looked all around this town and all she found was Earl
    Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married that
    Wanda started gettin' abused
    She put on dark glasses and long sleeve blouses
    And make-up to cover a bruise
    Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
    She let the law take it from there
    But Earl walked right through that restraining order
    And put her in intensive care
    Right away Mary Ann flew in from Atlanta
    On a red eye midnight flight
    She held Wanda's hand and they worked out a plan
    And it didn't take them long to decide
    That Earl had to die
    Goodbye Earl
    Those black-eyed peas
    They tasted alright to me Earl
    You feelin' weak
    Why don't you lay down and sleep Earl
    Ain't it dark
    Wrapped up in that tarp Earl
    The cops came by to bring Earl in
    They searched the house high and low
    Then they tipped their hats and said 'thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know'
    Well the weeks went by and
    Spring turned to summer
    And summer faded into fall
    And it turns out he was a missing person who nobody missed at all
    So the girls bought some land and a roadside stand
    Out on highway 109
    They sell Tennessee ham and strawberry jam
    And they don't lose any sleep at night 'cause
    Earl had to die
    Goodnight Earl
    We need a break
    Let's go out to the lake Earl
    We'll pack a lunch
    And stuff you in the trunk Earl
    Well is that all right
    Good let's go for a ride
    Earl hey
    Well hey, hey, hey
    Aw, hey, hey, hey




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