Caspian Sea

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endorheic lake inland sea salt lake

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.

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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 → 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 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 (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baku Governorate → Caucasus → Caucasus Military District → Caucasus Viceroyalty → Europe → Middle East → South Caucasus →	borderedBy
Dagestan → Iranian Azerbaijan → Pontic–Caspian steppe → Southern Federal District → Southern Russia →	borders
Kura River → Kür → Mtkvari River → Ural River → Volga River →	mouth
Kura River → Kür → Mtkvari River → Volga Delta →	emptiesInto
Azerbaijan → Baku → Derbent →	locatedOn
Asia → Russia →	bordersSea
Kura River → Volga River →	flowsInto
Iran → Kazakhstan →	hasCoastOn
Caucasus → North Caucasus →	locatedBetween
Talysh → Volga Delta →	sea
Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea →	appliesTo
European Russia →	borderDefinedBy
Turkmenistan →	borderSea
White Sea →	connectedTo
Volga–Don Canal →	connects
Volga River ("northern Caspian Sea") →	deltaLocation
Ural River →	dischargesInto
Kama River →	drainageBasin
Caspian seal →	endemicTo
Ural River →	flowsIntoBodyOfWater
Southern Federal District →	hasCoastlineOn
Eurasia →	hasConventionalBoundaryBetweenParts
Central Asia →	hasMajorLake
Astrakhan Oblast →	locatedNear
Nogai Horde →	locatedNorthOf
Pontic–Caspian steppe →	namedAfter
Caspian seal →	nativeRange
Balkanabat →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Russian Navy →	operatesIn
Caspian Sea ("Caspian Sea basin") →	partOf
The World Is Not Enough →	setIn
Kür →	tributaryOf
მტკვარი ("კასპიის ზღვა") →	შედის_მდინარე