Selected Caspian Sea issues
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Environmental Performance Reviews: Azerbaijan , pp 99-108
- Publication Date: April 2004
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/e2225ac0-en
- Language: English
The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world, containing some 44% of the globe’s inland waters. Physically, the Caspian Sea is one of extremes. Its salinity varies greatly. Air temperatures are likewise extreme, from summer highs in the mid–30° C range to minus 20° in the north Caspian, causing icing each winter. Morphologically, the Sea is divided into three parts, the northern shallow part (average depth 6 m), the middle section with an average depth of 190 m (maximum depth 788 m) and the southern Caspian with a maximum depth of 1025 m. Although the basin is well oxygenated in general, the vast variations in river flow may contribute to periods of deep-water anoxia from time to time.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210040693
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/a6dff9a0-en
Related Subject(s):
Environment and Climate Change
Sustainable Development Goals:
Countries:
Azerbaijan
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