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... Caspian Depression TYULENY I. CHECHEN I. QULALY I Tupqaraghan Bank MORSKOY Makhachkala 100 m Zhayya 55 Zhom TUPQARAGHAN Aqtau PLATEAU CASPIAN 500 m -788 SEA Kendyrli Spit Qazaq Bay AZERBAIJAN Baku Abşeron Peninsula ZHILOY I 40 KURA ...
... Caspian Depression TYULENY I. CHECHEN I. QULALY I Tupqaraghan Bank MORSKOY Makhachkala 100 m Zhayya 55 Zhom TUPQARAGHAN Aqtau PLATEAU CASPIAN 500 m -788 SEA Kendyrli Spit Qazaq Bay AZERBAIJAN Baku Abşeron Peninsula ZHILOY I 40 KURA ...
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... Caspian , 53,250 square miles in area , forms an irregular depres- sion with an abrupt western slope and gentler eastern gradient . The shallowest portion — a shelf with depths up to 330 to 460 feet - extends along both shores , with ...
... Caspian , 53,250 square miles in area , forms an irregular depres- sion with an abrupt western slope and gentler eastern gradient . The shallowest portion — a shelf with depths up to 330 to 460 feet - extends along both shores , with ...
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... Caspian waters differ from those of the ocean in their high sulfate , calcium , and magnesium carbonate content and — as a re- sult of river inflow - lower chloride content . Circulation of water masses occurs , basically , in a north ...
... Caspian waters differ from those of the ocean in their high sulfate , calcium , and magnesium carbonate content and — as a re- sult of river inflow - lower chloride content . Circulation of water masses occurs , basically , in a north ...
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