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What rivers flow into the Caspian Sea?
The major rivers—the Volga, Ural, and Terek—empty into the northern Caspian, with their combined annual flow accounting for about 88 percent of all river water entering the sea.
Does the Volga River flow into the Caspian Sea?
Caspian Sea
Volga River/Mouths
Which river drains into Black Sea?
The Black Sea, into which flow the Danube, Dnieper, Dniester, and Don Rivers, is connected to the Aegean Sea and eventually the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.
Where does the Caspian Sea drain?
| Caspian Sea | |
|---|---|
| Primary inflows | Volga River, Ural River, Kura River, Terek River |
| Primary outflows | Evaporation, Kara-Bogaz-Gol |
| Catchment area | 3,626,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan |
Is Caspian male or female?
The name Caspian is primarily a male name of English origin that means From Qazvin, Iran. Name taken from the Caspian Sea. Prince Caspian is a character by C.S. Lewis in his famous Chronicles of Narnia series.
The Volga River – the Pearl of Russia.
Which river flows south from Central Russia to the Caspian Sea?
The Volga (/ˈvɒlɡə/; Russian: Во́лга, IPA: [ˈvoɫɡə] ( listen)) is the longest river in Europe. It is also Europe’s largest river in terms of discharge and drainage basin. The river flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, and is widely regarded as the national river of Russia.
What Mountains separate the Caspian Sea from the Black Sea?
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the south.
Is Caspian Sea fresh water or salt water?
Seas are typically salt water. While the Caspian Sea is not fresh water, its salty water is diluted by the inflow of fresh water, especially in the north. The question of whether it is a lake or a sea has political and economic ramifications, wrote Hanna Zimnitskaya in a 2011 Journal of Eurasian Studies article.