Tara Fitzgerald visited what's left of the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth largest lake.
View of the Aral from our campsite
Working at our campsite overlooking the Aral
Sunrise over the Aral
Driving across the dried-up former seabed to reach the Aral's current shoreline
Boys fishing in lake on edge of Moynaq where the Amu Darya now ends, some 150kms from the Aral Sea
Moynaq's fish canning factory, which was finally closed in 1991
Salt covers the ground in a white crust around Moynaq and the surrounding areas
Ship graveyard
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