The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest water body that is enclosed or bordered by land on all sides. This massive lake is located between Asia and …
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Caspian Sea is actually the world's biggest lake and not a sea
The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland water body enclosed or bordered by land on all sides. Going by the definition of a sea, the Caspian Sea is a lake and not a sea as it is an enclosed water body without any direct outlet to the ocean. However, 5.5 million years ago, it was part of the ancient Parathethys Sea and got landlocked due to tectonic uplift and sea-level fall. Hence, the seafloor of the Caspian Sea is composed of oceanic basalt and not continental granite.
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The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest water body that is enclosed or bordered by land on all sides. This massive lake is located between Asia and …
The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest water body that is enclosed or bordered by land on all sides. This massive lake is located between Asia and …
The largest lakes in the world can be found spread over a variety of countries. From the Great Lakes of North America, to massive lakes across south …
