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           | DescriptionAral Sea 1989-2008.jpg | 
           
             Deutsch: Vergleich von Satellitenbildern des  Aralsees von Sommer 1989 (links) und Oktober 2008. 
            English: Comparison of  Aral Sea between 1989 and 2008 
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             - between 1989 July and 1989 September
 
             - 5 October 2008
 
             
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             - 1989: earthobservatory.nasa.gov,  aral sea 1989 250m
 
             
             
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           NASA, derivative work by  Zafiroblue05 at  en.wikipedia | 
          
         
         
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