What is North Aral Sea?
{{Infobox lake | name = North Aral Sea | native_name = {{native name|kk|Солтүстік Арал теңізі}} | image = | caption = | image_bathymetry = AralSea ComparisonApr2005-06.jpg | caption_bathymetry = April 2005 and April 2006 comparisons | location = [[Kazakhstan]], [[Central Asia]] | coords = {{Coord|46.5|N|60.7|E|type:waterbody_region:KZ_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} | type = [[endorheic]], [[lake|natural lake]], [[reservoir]] | inflow = [[Syr Darya]]<br>(previously also the [[Amu Darya]]) | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = [[Kazakhstan]] | length = | width = | area = {{Convert|3300|km2|mi2|-1|abbr=on}} (2008)<br>{{Convert|2550|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}} (2003) | depth = <!---{{Convert|8.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (2007)---> | max-depth = {{Convert|30|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (2003)<br>{{Convert|42|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (2008) | volume = <!--- {{Convert|27|km3|mi3|0|abbr=on}} (2007)---> | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = <!---{{Convert|42|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (2007)---> | islands = | cities = | embedded = {{Designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_offname = Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River | designation1_date = 2 February 2012 | designation1_number = 2083<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2083|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- Map -->| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan#Asia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Location of North Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Below --> | website = | reference = }} The '''North Aral Sea''' is the northern part of the [[Aral Sea]]. It is also called little Aral Sea. It split form the rest in 1987 and 1988. The southern part of the Aral Sea was called [[South Aral Sea]]. North Aral Sea is mainly fed by [[Syr Darya]]. There is a {{Convert|12|km|abbr=off}} [[dam]], called [[Dike Kokaral]], which separates it from the rest of the Aral Sea. The dam had a poor desig