| Caspian Samundar |
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| Jagha | Eastern Europe,West Asia, andCentral Asia |
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| Coordinates | 42°00′N50°30′E / 42.0°N 50.5°E /42.0; 50.5 |
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| Rakam | Ancient lake,Endorheic, saline,
permanent, natural |
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| Khaas inflows | Volga River,Ural River,Kura River,
Terek River,Haraz River,Sefid-Rud |
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| Primary outflows | Evaporation,Kara-Bogaz-Gol |
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| Catchment area | 3,626,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi)[1] |
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| Basin ke des | Iran,Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,
Russian Federation (specificallyAstrakhan Oblast,
Dagestan aurKalmykia) |
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| Max. lambaai | 1,030 km (640 mi) |
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| Max. chaurraai | 435 km (270 mi) |
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| Surface area | 371,000 km2 (143,200 sq mi) |
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| Average gahiraai | 211 m (690 ft) |
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| Max. gahiraai | 1,025 m (3,360 ft) |
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| Water volume | 78,200 km3 (18,800 cu mi) |
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| Residence time | 250 years |
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| Shore length1 | 7,000 km (4,300 mi) |
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| Unchaai | −28 m (−92 ft) |
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| Islands | 26+ |
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| Basti | Baku (Azerbaijan),Bandar-e Anzali (Iran),
Aqtau (Kazakhstan),Makhachkala (Russia),
Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan)(seearticle) |
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| References | [1] |
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| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. |
