Caspian Sea
inland sea situated between southeast Europe and Asia | ||||
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Caspian Sea
Noun
1. a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
(synonym) Caspian
(hypernym) lake
(part-holonym) Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
Noun
1. a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
(synonym) Caspian
(hypernym) lake
(part-holonym) Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
Caspian Sea Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It has a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers (143,244 sq mi) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometers (18,761 cu mi).<ref name=LakeNet">Lake Profile: Caspian Sea. LakeNet. It is an endorheic body of water, and lies between the southern areas of the Russian Federation and northern Iran. It has a maximum depth of about 1025 meters (3,363 ft). It is called a sea because when the Romans first arrived there, they tasted the water and found it to be salty. It has a salinity of approximately 1.2%, about a third the salinity of most seawater.
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