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The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. [2] [3] [4] An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. ... Caspian Sea: −28 m −92 ft: 4513 m 14,806 ft
Mostly landlocked, but has a 713 km coastline with the Caspian Sea. Maritime claims None Terrain. large, flat lowland (much of it below sea-level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, uplands in the west; Elevation extremes. Lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m; Highest point: Bazardüzü 4,466 m (on the border with Russia)
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) and varied marine birds inhabit the island. Ogurja Ada is part of the Hazar Nature Reserve of Turkmenistan. [5] The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of gulls and terns. There is an isolated resident population of Chukar partridge. [6]
It is the larger northern part of the wider Aral–Caspian Depression around the Aral and Caspian Seas. The level of the Caspian sea is 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, however several areas in the depression are even lower, and among them Karagiye near Aktau is the lowest at −132 metres (−433 ft).
The region along the Lower Volga and Caspian Sea coast, ... Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Caspian Sea ...
In 2014, a sea passenger terminal for domestic routes was opened in the port. [50] On the internal lines, the city is connected with Hazar and Gyzylsuw. In 2018, a new modernized seaport was opened, the largest on the Caspian Sea. The area of the new port is over 1.3 km 2, and the total berth length is 3.6 km. The throughput capacity of the ...