The Kizlyar Bay (russian: Кизлярский залив) is a
bay of the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...
located in the
Republic of Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...
,
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
.
If the plans for the proposed
Eurasia Canal
The Eurasia Canal (russian: Канал "Евразия", ''Kanal "Evraziya"'') is a proposed 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) canal connecting the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea along the Kuma-Manych Depression. Currently, a chain of lakes and res ...
, linking the Caspian Sea with the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...
, are ever implemented, it will likely have the Kizlyar Bay as its eastern end.
Geography
The bay cuts deep into the Dagestan seashore. It is wide and has a maximum depth of .
Tyuleniy Island lies near the entrance to the bay.
The
Kuma,
Prorva and
Talovka rivers discharge into the bay, reducing the salinity to 5
PPT.
Protected area
The
Dagestan Nature Reserve
Dagestan Nature Reserve (russian: Дагестанский заповедник) (also Dagestansky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) that protects an area of sand dunes and ridges on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea in the so ...
is a
protected areacovers the entire area of the gulf, including the island of
Morskoy Biryuchok
Morskoy (russian: Морской) is a rural locality (a khutor) in Pyatiizbyanskoye Rural Settlement, Kalachyovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 46 as of 2010.
Geography
Morskoy is located 32 km southwest of Kalach-na- ...
. The hinterland is a low and marshy area of
wetlands. The large
Sarykum
Sarykum or Sary-Kum (russian: Сары-Кум, kum, Sari Hum, meaning "Yellow sand") is a large sand dune located in the Kumtorkalinsky District of Dagestan, Russian Federation. It is one of the largest sand dunes in Eurasia. The dune is located ...
dune, located in another area further to the south, is part of the reserve.
Водно-болотные угодия РоссииКнигиО проектеОбратная связь - Кизлярский залив (Russian Wetlands - Kizlyar Bay)
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References
External links
''Overview of oil and natural gas in the Caspian Sea region'' Last Updated: August 26, 2013
Bodies of water of Dagestan
Bays of Russia
Bays of the Caspian Sea
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