Aral Sea

Aral Sea is a lake that is very famous in his country. This lake lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan in the south. Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of ​​68,000 square kilometers (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea has shrunk steadily since the 1960s after the river feeding it diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.

In 2007 declining to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes - the North Aral Sea and the eastern and western basins of South Sea once much larger and one smaller lake Aral between North and South Aral Sea.
In 2008, the water level in the lake has increased by 24 m (79 feet) from the lowest level in 2007.
In 2009, southeast of the lake had disappeared and west of the lake retreated to a thin strip at the northwest tip of the southern former.

At present according to some scientists, the shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called "one of the worst disasters on the planet environment"

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Lake Toba

Lake Toba is a volcanic lake that became one of the most calm and quiet that can be visited by people. Lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide is located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. And is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

Lake Toba explosion occurred because about 73000-75000 years ago and an eruption (super volcano) the most recent.
Volcanic dust in the wind has spread to half the earth, from China to South Africa. The explosion occurred during a week and throw the dust up to 10 km above sea level.

But now Lake Toba was not terrible anymore, because now the lake has become one of the most interesting sights, especially in North Sumatra Indonesia, thus attracting local and foreign tourists.

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The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is a lake with some characteristics of a very strange and different from the others. The Dead Sea has only one main entrance to the River Jordan, the Dead Sea and the rainfall is very minimal and has no outlet to evaporation. The Dead Sea is located in the region between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan Region. The Dead Sea is 417.5 m below sea level, and is the lowest point on Earth's surface, ie at 1,300 ft (400m) below sea level.

The lake is called the dead sea because there is no life form can survive in salt water. Dead Sea has the highest salt content of the ocean in the world. The salt content of about 32% compared to an average salinity of 3% on the Mediterranean Sea.

In the myths that developed, since the first material contained in the Dead Sea are known to have effects to beautify the skin. By rubbing mud into our bodies, minerals contained in them shown to improve the skin, blood circulation and can membantuk health. It has long been known by King Solomon, Cleopatra and Herod the Great, so they went to the Dead Sea to obtain these effects.
So if you want to get a skin and health as a Cleopatra, it never hurts to try to come to this place.

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