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The Caspian Depression [a] or the Caspian Lowland is a low-lying flatland region encompassing the northern part of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed body of water on Earth. [1] It is the larger northern part of the wider Aral-Caspian Depression around the Aral and Caspian Seas.
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The Caspian lowland desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1308) covers the north and southeast coasts of the Caspian Sea, including the deltas of the Volga River and Ural River in the northern region. While the region gets relatively low amounts of precipitation (less than 200 mm/year), wildlife is supported by the river estuaries and the sea itself.
The most northern part is called the Caspian Depression. The desert part to the east of the Caspian Depression and Caspian is called the Turan Depression. In Azerbaijan, the Kura-Aras Lowland is part of the Aral–Caspian Depression. Its parts lie in Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. [1] [2]
The Terek-Kuma Lowland (Russian: Терско-Кумская низменность) is the lowland in the southwestern part of the Caspian Depression in southern Russia, in Republic of Dagestan, Stavropol Krai and Chechen Republic. It has altitudes between 28 m below sea level and 100 m above sea level, constituting the eastern part of ...
The Kura-Aras Lowland, Kura-Aras Depression or Kura-Aras Basin [1] (Azerbaijani: Kür-Araz ovalığı) is a vast depression in central-southern Azerbaijan defined by the valleys of the Kura River and Aras River. It is situated by the West shore of the Caspian Sea and is part of the Aral-Caspian Depression.
It is 712 kilometres (442 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). [1] It flows through the north of the Ust-Urt plateau, and reaches the Caspian by a series of shallow lagoons, which were navigable in the 18th century. The lower course traverses an area of salt domes and the petroleum-rich Emba fields.
Caspian X, "Prince Caspian", a prince of the Telmarines; The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, a film based on the novel by C. S. Lewis; Caspian (Highlander), a fictional character on Highlander: The Series; Judson Caspian, alter-ego of one of three characters named the Reaper (DC Comics)