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Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea Notes

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Volga River The longest river in Europe and the primary inflow for the Caspian Sea.
Baku The capital of Azerbaijan and the world's lowest-altitude capital city, located on the Absheron Peninsula.
Absheron Peninsula A geographical feature in Azerbaijan that juts into the Caspian; home to the world's first offshore oil platform.
Alborz Mountains The mountain range that forms the southern border of the Caspian Sea in Iran.
Garabogazköl A hypersaline lagoon in Turkmenistan, east of the Caspian, known for its massive salt deposits.
Caviar The luxury food product traditionally harvested from the Caspian's beluga sturgeon.
Ogurja Ada The longest island in the Caspian Sea, located off the coast of Turkmenistan.
Endorheic Basin A drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to external bodies of water like oceans.
Caspian Seal The only marine mammal endemic to the Caspian; it migrates to the frozen north to give birth.
Astrakhan A major Russian city located on the Volga Delta, known as the "Caspian Capital" of Russia.
Ural River Along with the Volga, this river empties into the northern, shallower portion of the Caspian.
Neft Dashlari The world's first offshore oil platform, an entire "city" built on stilts in Azerbaijan.
Ramsar An Iranian city on the Caspian coast that gave its name to the 1971 international treaty on wetlands.
Beluga Sturgeon The largest freshwater fish in the world, critically endangered due to overfishing for its roe.
Hyrcanian Forests Ancient forests along the southern Caspian coast in Iran and Azerbaijan; home to the extinct Caspian tiger.
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