The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and its largest lake, an enormous body of water roughly the size of Montana. Its looping coastline stretches more than 4,000 miles and is ...

Located between Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body ...

One of Earth's most interesting natural features, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on the planet, defying conventional classifications to be both a sea and a lake.

Situated between Europe and Asia, the Caspian is the world’s largest inland body of water; a colossal-sized endorheic basin — or a major lake — that is also bounded by five countries, Iran ...

The lake also has several small islands, primarily in the north, including the Tyuleniy Archipelago, which are desert-like with little grass. Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is the largest city ...

The Caspian Sea covers 144,000 square miles. Lake Superior covers 32,000. North to south, the Caspian Sea is 750 miles long, about the distance from New York to Chicago.

The lake has been a critical conduit for Iranian weapons shipments to Russia, and Western powers can do little to intercept them. Kazakhstan naval ships in the Caspian Sea in October 2020.

The Caspian Sea or Lake. Posted: November 20, 2024 | Last updated: November 20, 2024. There's some confusion around the Caspian Sea, namely, is it actually a sea?

The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and its largest lake, an enormous body of water roughly the size of Montana. Its looping coastline stretches more than 4,000 miles and is ...

Damming, over-extraction, pollution and, increasingly, the human-caused climate crisis are driving the decline of the Caspian Sea. Some experts fear it’s being pushed to the point of no return.