GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Caspian Sea
The Caspian is a large endorheic water body between eastern Europe and Central–West Asia. Its traditional name “sea” does not give it a natural ocean outlet.
Fast Facts
- Its five coastal countries are Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.
- The Volga supplies much of its river inflow; the Ural enters from the north and the Kura from the west.
- It is the world’s largest inland water body by surface area, with shallow northern waters and much deeper southern basins.
Connected lessons
- Volga RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Ural RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Caspian SeaMap, explanation and practice
- Across the Europe–Asia conventionGuided exploration
- Steppe, plains and inland drainageGuided exploration
- From the Caspian to the MediterraneanGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Black SeaRelated places
- Volga RiverRelated places
- Ural RiverRelated places
- CaucasusRelated places
- Greater CaucasusRelated places
- Lesser CaucasusRelated places
- Lake BaikalRelated places
- Lake BalkhashRelated places
- Lake UrmiaRelated places
- Aral SeaRelated places
- Alborz MountainsRelated places
- Karakum DesertRelated places
- Volga RiverReceives drainage from
- Ural RiverReceives drainage from
- KazakhstanRelated places