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It increases dramatically as one travels from the Ryn Desert toward the Caspian Sea. Russian satellite photos have revealed huge deposits of salt domes (about 1,200), in the Caspian Depression in western Kazakhstan. One dome, called the Chelkar Deposit, covers an area of 3,237 km 2 (1,250 sq mi) and is nearly 8 kilometres (5 mi) deep.
1= Caspian Sea and its shores: Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan: −28 m (−92 ft) Caspian Depression: 1= Baku: Azerbaijan: −28 m (−92 ft) lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression: 3: Atyrau Airport: Kazakhstan: −22 m (−72 ft) lowest international airport, Caspian Depression: 4= Lammefjord: Denmark: −7 m (− ...
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.
"Black Jaw") [1] is a 40 kilometres (25 mi)-long karst trench close to the Caspian Sea. At its lowest point at Vpadina Kaundy, it is approximately 134 metres (440 ft) below sea level. [2] It is the lowest point in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, and the former Soviet Union. It is also known as the Karagiye Depression and Karagiye Mountain Trench. [1]
The North Caspian Depression contains oil and natural gas, together with the Chu Basin, where they are associated with salt diapirs, typically in Cretaceous, Paleogene, Jurassic and Triassic sandstone and clay strata. Kazakhstan has rich coal deposits with 300 major deposits and 170.2 billion tons of reserves.
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]
From south it is bordered by the Caspian Sea, into which both Volga and Ural flow. The southern arid area is within the Caspian Depression , Caspian lowland desert ecoregion . It rises gradually from the sea coast northwatrds, with averaged elevations in the lower area ranging between 28 m and 11m below sea level.
The Kamys-Samar lakes are located in the northern Caspian Depression, north of the Ryn Desert, a largely flat arid region dominated by salt marshes and salt flats.The lake area stretches from east to west for over 100 kilometers (62 mi) and from north to south for about 60 kilometers (37 mi).