Because of dropping water levels, the Kokaral Peninsula has expanded eastward and connected with the delta of the Syr Darya (Darya is Persian for river) , cutting of the northernmost portion of the Aral Sea. This smaller, more northern portion is now refrerred to as the Little Aral. There is no river entering the Little Aral Sea, and eventually it will be reduced to a series of smaller lakes.

This is image NM21-735-46. It was taken in 1996 from the Russion Space Station, MIR.