May, 2015, over the broken sea Above the Aral Sea
I flew over the Aral Sea with Air Astana
During my trip to visit my host sisters in Aktau, I was surprised to see that my Air Astana flight was flying over the Aral Sea. A temperature inversion that held some fog and smoke close to the ground. That is why I could not get a clear shot of the Aral Sea.
Read the captions for the story. I took the photos with my iPhone 6S+. I did not edit any pictures.
I fell asleep for 10-15 minutes and then woke up. We were still flying over the Aral Sea. I had no idea it was that big.
I wish I had a GoPro then. I would have recorded the entire flight over the Aral Sea.
The Future Aral Sea
The Aral Sea is recovering. It would be nice to see the entire Aral Sea recover fully again in the future.
Map of the places
- Aral Sea, Kazakhstan
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