(Worldkings) - Caspian Sea, a lake which is located between Europe and Asia, is recognized as the largest lake in the world.
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| Caspian sea and surrounding countries (Source: yourchildlearns.com) |
Caspian Sea is called "sea", but scientists classified it as a lake because it is an enclosed inland body of water. It is in an endorheic basin and has no outflows.
The sea has a surface area of 371,000 km2. It is bounded to the northeast by Kazakhstan, to the northwest by Russia, to the west by Azerbaijan, to the south by Iran, and to the southeast by Turkmenistan.
Caspian Sea is a saline lake with a salinity f approximately 1.2% (12 g/l), about a third of the salinity of most seawater.
Caspian Sea is on the top of 10 biggest lakes in the world. To find out the rest of top 10, clickhere.
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