Caspian Sea
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The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, a landlocked saltwater lake situated between Europe and Asia and bordered by several countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caspian Sea canonical | 194 |
| კასპიის ზღვა | 2 |
| Caspian Sea basin | 1 |
| Kura–Caspian Sea system | 1 |
| northern Caspian Sea | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
inland sea ⓘ salt lake ⓘ |
| area | approximately 371000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 211 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Russia ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Russia ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| contains |
Caspian seal
ⓘ
sturgeon ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| conventionSigned | 2018 ⓘ |
| disputedStatus | debate whether it is a sea or a lake ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea ⓘ |
| governedBy | Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Middle Caspian
ⓘ
Caspian Depression ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Caspian
Southern Caspian ⓘ |
| inflow |
Atrek River
ⓘ
Kura River ⓘ Samur River ⓘ Sefid-Rud ⓘ Sulak River ⓘ Terek River ⓘ Ural River ⓘ Volga River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the world’s largest inland body of water
ⓘ
caviar production ⓘ significant oil and natural gas reserves ⓘ sturgeon fisheries ⓘ |
| largestInflowRiver | Volga River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eurasia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caspian Depression ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 1025 meters ⓘ |
| outflow | none ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caspian Sea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
|
| salinity |
about one-third of average ocean salinity
ⓘ
approximately 1.2 percent ⓘ |
| seaNameEtymology | derived from the ancient Caspi people ⓘ |
| surfaceElevation | approximately −28 meters ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish ⓘ |
Referenced by (199)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
northern Caspian Sea
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
კასპიის ზღვა