Caspian Sea
Caspian Samundar | |
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![]() Caspian Samundar ke chhaapa International Space Station se lewa gais hae, southwest ke bagal se | |
Jagha | Eastern Europe, West Asia, and Central Asia |
Coordinates | 42°00′N 50°30′E / 42.0°N 50.5°E |
Rakam | Ancient lake, Endorheic, saline, permanent, natural |
Khaas inflows | Volga River, Ural River, Kura River, Terek River, Haraz River, Sefid-Rud |
Primary outflows | Evaporation, Kara-Bogaz-Gol |
Catchment area | 3,626,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi)[1] |
Basin ke des | Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation (specifically Astrakhan Oblast, Dagestan aurKalmykia) |
Max. lambaai | 1,030 km (640 mi) |
Max. chaurraai | 435 km (270 mi) |
Surface area | 371,000 km2 (143,200 sq mi) |
Average gahiraai | 211 m (690 ft) |
Max. gahiraai | 1,025 m (3,360 ft) |
Water volume | 78,200 km3 (18,800 cu mi) |
Residence time | 250 years |
Shore length1 | 7,000 km (4,300 mi) |
Unchaai | −28 m (−92 ft) |
Islands | 26+ |
Basti | Baku (Azerbaijan), Bandar-e Anzali (Iran), Aqtau (Kazakhstan), Makhachkala (Russia), Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan) (see article) |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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Caspian Sea, duuno area aur volume se dunia ke sab se barraa lake hae. Iske surface area 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 mi²) aur volume 78,200 cubic kilometres (18,761 mi³) hae. Iske chaaro taraf jamiin hae aur ii Russia aur Iran ke biich me hae. Iske east me Kazakhstan aur Turkmenistan, aur west me Azerbaijan hae. Iske sab se jaada gahiraai 1025 meters (3,363 ft) hae. Iske salinity approximately 1.2% hae, jon ki normal samundar ke paani ke one-third hae.