Figure 9.3

Figure 9.3
Regional view of the southern and eastern Caspian Sea, October 1997 (NASA photograph NASA 6-707-031). In this recent photo of the southeastern Caspian, Kara-Bogaz-Gol is full; in sunglint, the channel that was dredged through the spit separating the bay from the Caspian can be seen. The channel was partially opened in 1984, then cut through in 1992 to allow rising Caspian waters to spread over the bay floor, where there was little water in 1985. The wing-shaped Cheleken Peninsula is near the center of view and Gorgan Bay (Iran) occupies the southeast corner of the Caspian.

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