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UTC+5 |
Daylight Saving Time
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
IANA Time Zone |
Asia/Samarkand |
Wozniak Island time compared to Beijing time (China) |
3 hours ahead |
Vozrozhdeniya Island, Uzbekistan
Vozrozhdeniya Island, located in the waters of the Aral Sea on the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia, was once part of the Aral Sea, the fourth largest lake in the world. The island is known as the site where the Soviet Union secretly established a test site for biological weapons in the mid-20th century, code-named "Aralsk-7," which was used primarily for research on pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis. As the Aral Sea shrunk dramatically due to overuse of water for irrigation, the island joined the land to form a peninsula at the beginning of the 21st century, heightening the environmental risk of abandoned laboratories.
Today, Vozrozhdeniye Island has become a symbol of the Aral Sea's ecological crisis, attracting research teams and explorers to its historic sites and ecological restoration. While the island's barren landscape and remaining facilities serve as a reminder of the far-reaching impact of human activity on nature, the Government of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with international organizations, is carrying out environmental monitoring and treatment projects.
Wozniak Island Sunrise/Sunset Today,
Today is 2026-03-04
Sunrise Time
07:35
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18:53
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