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[edit] Area
What is the source for the Caspian Sea area? 43600 km2 seems a bit on the high side.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.37.82.135 (talk • contribs) .
- That is from: Lake Profile: Caspian Sea. LakeNet. --Lethargy 15:44, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Other sources:
- [1] - 374,000 km²
- [2] - 371 000 square kilometres
- [3] - 386,400 km2
- [4] - 371,000 square kilometres
- [5] - "more than 400 thousand square kilometers."
- So yes, what is currently there is a rather high estimate. We'll need to figure out which is the most reliable though. --Lethargy 15:51, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, the Caspian Sea is constantly changing in size and seal level due to its landlocked nature. I'd go with the ESA and UN figure of 371000 km2. These are two well respected sources and they seem to agree with each other.
- NASA says 373,000 km2. [7], which would seem to closely agree with the European Space Agency and United Nations figure.
- Since Kara-Bogaz-Gol is dry, it is no longer part of the Caspian surface area, so the lake has 18000 sq.km less from the official figures
[edit] Khazer/Xazer
I heard the real name of the Caspian Sea is Khazer/Xazer, whats up that?
[edit] Persia/Iran
Do we really need to say 'Persia' next to Iran? The name of the country is universally 'Iran'. It's probably a big issue for some, so I wouldn't touch the text.
Not really the coutry name is Iran and Persia is an obsolete name. Mehrdad 16:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Train ferries?
Are there any train ferries on the Caspian sea, and if so, what gauge?
[edit] The name of the Caspian sea in Iran.
In Iran till early 20th century the caspian used to be called Daryaye e Khazar (دریای خزر) or Bahr e Khazar (بحر خزر). Since Khazar were Turkic people it was not looked at faverably , and due to the ultra nationalist ideological domiancy within the governments of the Pahlavi Era, the new name "Daryaye Mazadndaran" (دریای مازندران) replaced the old name, in some books.
The Arabic name for the Caspian sea Bahri e Qazvin also has been used in some Iranian texts. In fact the the Caspian is drived from this name and not from an imagenary tribe that used to live in Gilan as indicated in the article.
Please refer to Qazvin_Province. I will ask for the fact on this before correcting it. Mehrdad 17:05, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Map
How about a map which shows the location - maybe one similar to those used within Wiki for country articles. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.245.189.47 (talk • contribs) .
- Hear hear! I was just about to add a similar comment. QuartierLatin1968
21:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC) - A politcal map that shows bordering countries would also be very helpful. --musicpvm 08:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- Even more helpful would be one that shows the bordering countries' boundaries within the Caspian Sea, given that there is an entire confusing section on it -- iMacWin95
[edit] Where's mention of the Soviet enviro damage?
I find it extremely odd that there is no mention of the massive damage done to the lake by the Soviet Regime. (In point of fact, the Politburo wreaked catatrosphic environmental damage to the entire country--Chernobyl is merely the best known incident. The Aral Sea will soon disappear due to Soviet diversion of the vat majority of its two source rivers' volume for agricultural production.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time (nor the inclination) to do the necessary research to make up for the rather astonishing gap.
Surely the author of the article or a hydrologist (esp Russian or former Russian) could supply the deficiency.
PainMan 15:45, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
