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  • A saline lake between southeast Europe and western Asia. It is the largest landlocked body of water on earth.

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  • proper noun A landlocked sea between Asia and European Russia, and the world’s largest inland body of water.

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  • noun a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world

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Examples

  • BP has a 25.5% stake in Shah Deniz located in the Caspian Sea, which is the largest natural gas field in Azerbaijan.

    BP Won't Issue New Equity to Cover Spill Costs 2010

  • Coastal areas of the Caspian Sea are a "bird paradise" with many species of gulls, terns, waterfowl.

    Caspian lowland desert 2008

  • The main stumbling block on the division of the Caspian Sea is the position of Iran, which claims 20 percent of the water area.

    Energy profile of the Caspian Sea region 2008

  • And in addition to all the Borat countries surrounding the Caspian Sea is our friend Iran.

    George Franco: Nuclear Nightmares: The Return of M.A.D. 2008

  • For months, the Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea has been the focus of a standoff between the Kazakh authorities and a group of companies led by ENI SpA of Italy.

    Western Oil Companies Resolve Kazakh Dispute 2008

  • But, looking a little farther north on the map, we have the Caspian Sea, which is supposed to become a large source of oil and gas as it is developed over the next decade.

    R.A. Robinson: Will the U.S. Bomb Iran? 2008

  • The Caspian Sea is the largest inland water body in the world, with the total surface area of 400,000 km2.

    Caspian lowland desert 2008

  • It transports oil from Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, a big complex of oilfields in the Caspian Sea, which is being developed by a BP-led consortium.

    BP Shuts Pipeline After Fire in Turkey 2008

  • The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea is the first legally binding agreement signed by all five nations surrounding the Caspian Sea, laying down the general requirements and the institutional mechanism for environmental protection in the Caspian region.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea is the first legally binding agreement signed by all five nations surrounding the Caspian Sea, laying down the general requirements and the institutional mechanism for environmental protection in the Caspian region.

    Literary Warrant [11] 2007

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