Aral–Caspian Depression

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The Aral–Caspian Depression is a lowland depression straddling Europe and Asia around the Aral Sea and Northern Caspian Sea. Its northernmost part is called the Caspian Depression. The desert part to the east of the Caspian Depression and Caspian is called the Turan Depression. In Azerbaijan, the Kura-Aras Lowland is part of the Aral–Caspian Depression. Its parts lie in Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.[1][2]

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Aral-Caspian Depression
Aral-Caspian Depression is located in Asia
Aral-Caspian Depression
Aral-Caspian Depression
Coordinates: 41°50′N 59°58′E
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Map of the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea, yellow shading indicates Caspian Sea drainage basin

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