Which river in Central Asia flows into the northern remnant of the Aral Sea, historically known to the Greeks as the Jaxartes?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Syr Darya
- Step 1: The Syr Darya rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan and flows 2,212 kilometers across Kazakhstan.
- Step 2: Intensive Soviet-era cotton irrigation schemes diverted its waters, contributing to the historic shrinking of the Aral Sea.
Answer
Syr Darya
Why not the others: 'Amu Darya' is the southern Central Asian river (ancient Oxus); 'Ili River' flows from Xinjiang into Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan; 'Tarim River' is an endorheic river in the Taklamakan Desert.
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