Two deep basins form its central and southern zones. These lead to horizontal differences in temperature, salinity, and ecology. The seabed in the south reaches 1,023 m (3,356 ft) below sea level, which is the third-lowest natural non-oceanic depression on Earth after Baikal and Tanganyika lakes.

Jan 19, 2025 · The drainage basin of the sea covers some 1,400,000 square miles (3,625,000 square km). The sea contains some 63,400,000,000 acre-feet or 18,800 cubic miles (78,200 cubic km) of water—about one-third of Earth’s inland surface water.

Graphic Vital Caspian Gra... The Caspian Sea Drainage Basin. The Caspian Sea runs north and south, extending over 1,200 km, with an average width of 320 km. It covers approximately 400,000 sq km (an area slightly larger than Germany).

CASPIAN SEA ATREK RIVER BASIN6 Hydrology The basin of the Atrek River, with a total area of 26,720 km2, is shared by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan. The 530 km long river (635 km with its tributaries) rises in the Islamic Republic of Iran, forms for some length the border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmeni-

Jan 28, 2021 · The Caspian Sea is an endorheic basin (drainage basin without an outflow). It covers a total surface area of about 386,400 km 2 and is about 1,200 km long and 320 km wide. The sea’s surface is approximately 27 m below sea level and has a volume of 78,200 km 3 .

Due to the tremendously large and closed type drainage area, the Caspian Sea could be referred to as a Global-scale climate identifier. Due to geomorphology setting and physiographic conditions, the Caspian Sea is divided into three different sectors: the …

Introduction - Drainage Basins - Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea (Darya-ye Khazar, Darya-ye Mazandaran) basin is here taken to include both the rivers draining to that sea and the sea itself within Iranian territorial waters.

May 12, 2020 · The Caspian Sea (CS)Caspian Sea (CS) , located between Europe and Asia, is the largest lake in the world; however, its physical environment and its floor have oceanic characteristics. The CS is composed of a very shallow north sub-basin with a very low...

At that time, the Caspian Sea occupied only its southern basin and a thick series of sands, silts and clays was deposited, later to become one of the richest oil fields. This regression, named the Balakhan stage, was replaced by the broad Akchagylian transgression.

Aug 9, 2022 · The Caspian Sea drainage basin counts the world highest density of mud volcanoes (Baku region), the largest landslides (Ustyurt Plateau) and the highest rate of land loss due to coastal erosion. It also has one of the world highest rate of mountain erosion, in particular close to its glaciers.