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Kokaral (Kazakh: Көкарал, Kökaral meaning Green Island) was until 1973 an island in Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Aral Sea. It had an area of 273 km² (1960), and its highest point was the 163 meter high hill called Daut. On its northern shore was situated the fishing villages of Kokaral, Avan and Akbasty.

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Due to the shrinking of the Aral Sea, the island became connected to the mainland in the 1960s at its western end, and became the Kokaral Peninsula. From 1987 on it became connected to the surrounding land also at its eastern end, over the Berg Strait, turning the peninsula into an isthmus separating the North Aral Sea and the South Aral Sea.

In 2005 the Dike Kokaral across the Berg Strait was completed. The dike stops water from the North Aral Sea from spilling over into the South Aral Sea, and thus contributes to maintaining and increasing the water level in the northern sea.

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[de] Kokaral

Kokaral (Grüne Insel) war bis 1973 eine Insel in Kasachstan, im Nordteil des Aralsees. Sie besaß eine Fläche von 273 km² (1960) und ihr höchster Punkt war der 163 m hohe Daut. Auf der Nordseite lagen die Fischerdörfer Kokaral, Avan und Akbasty.

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- [en] Kokaral

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[fr] Kokaral

Kokaral (Russe: Кокарал – Île verte) était une île située sur la mer d'Aral, dans sa partie kazakhe. En raison de l'assèchement de cette mer, elle est rattachée au continent.

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[ru] Кокарал (Аральский район)

Кокара́л, или Кугарал (каз. Көкарал — Зелёный остров) — урочище в Аральском районе Кызылординской области Казахстана.

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