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Crisis in the Caspian Sea: 31,000 square kilometers lost since 2005 in the world’s largest enclosed
Kavyanpour highlighted the importance of the Volga River to the Caspian Sea's water supply. "About 80 percent of the water of the Caspian Sea is supplied from this river; about 300 to 320 billion ...
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The world's largest lake that's 4 times larger than the runner-up - and not even a 'lake'
It is known as an endorheic basin - one that doesn't drain into a larger body of water like a river or ocean and instead evaporates or seeps into the ground. The Caspian Sea is so vast that it is ...
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The Caspian Sea is sinking: Nearly 31,000 sq km lost since 2005
Environmental activists are alarmed over the rapidly declining water levels of the Caspian Sea ... The sea is spread across 370,000 sq km and is fed by some 130 rivers. However, there are major ...