During the Pleistocene this body of water was swelled by glacial meltwater to form the Khvalynian Se
During the Pleistocene this body of water was swelled by glacial meltwater to form the Khvalynian Sea, and then overflowed via the Manych Depression. The gulf of Kara-Bogaz-Gol on its eastern shore, a source of sodium sulfate, is now cut off by an artificial embankment. Cities on this body of water include Rasht and Aktau, and Bulla Island, a major oil and gas source, is located in it. The Abseron Peninsula projects into this sea, which is fed by the Terek, Kura, and Ural Rivers. FTP--Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan border what habitat for sturgeon, the destination of the Volga?
During the Pleistocene this body of water was swelled by glacial meltwater to form the Khvalynian Sea, and then overflowed via the Manych Depression.