Middle Caspian

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Middle Caspian is the deep central basin of the Caspian Sea, situated between its northern shallow shelf and southern deep-water region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Central Caspian 2
Middle Caspian canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
sea basin ⓘ
belongsTo Eurasia ⓘ
borderedByCountry Azerbaijan ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
connectedTo Northern Caspian ⓘ
Southern Caspian ⓘ
containsFeature Apsheron Sill ⓘ
linked to: Absheron Peninsula
hasAverageDepth greater than Northern Caspian ⓘ
hasBathymetry deep basin ⓘ
hasCharacteristic deep central basin ⓘ
narrow continental shelf ⓘ
steep basin margins ⓘ
hasCirculationPattern basin-scale cyclonic circulation ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence continental climate influence ⓘ
hasEcologicalConcern subject to pollution from coastal development ⓘ
vulnerable to fluctuations in Caspian Sea level ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole habitat for Caspian endemic species ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance fishing area ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration area ⓘ
hasGeologicalSetting intraplate basin ⓘ
part of the South Caspian Basin system in a broad sense ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth approximately 790 m ⓘ
hasOceanographicRole intermediate water mass formation zone ⓘ
transition zone between northern and southern Caspian water masses ⓘ
hasRelativeLocation central basin of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
hasSalinity higher than Northern Caspian ⓘ
hasSedimentaryEnvironment deep-water sedimentation basin ⓘ
hasStratification seasonal thermal stratification ⓘ
hasSubregion Apsheron Sill area ⓘ
linked to: Absheron Peninsula
hasWaterBodyType endorheic basin segment ⓘ
hasWaterType brackish water ⓘ
isPartOf Caspian Sea basin system ⓘ
locatedBetween Northern Caspian ⓘ
Southern Caspian ⓘ
locatedIn Caspian Sea ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Caspian ⓘ
linked to: Middle Caspian
partOf Caspian Sea ⓘ
separates Northern Caspian ⓘ
Southern Caspian ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caspian Sea → hasPart → Middle Caspian ⓘ
Middle Caspian → locatedInRegion → Central Caspian ⓘ
linked to: Middle Caspian
Southern Caspian → connectedTo → Central Caspian ⓘ
linked to: Middle Caspian