Caspian Sea, Sarygamysh Lake and Aral Sea45.3N 52.3E Green
sediments color the waters of the northern part of the Caspian
Sea. The majority of them enter the sea through the delta of the
Volga River, visible as a fan-shaped dark green area along the
northwestern shores, in southern Russia. The central part of the
sea appears dark blue, although the smaller Karabogas Bay, in
Turkmenistan, at the central-east part of the coastline, is
shallower and thus lighter in color. Visible further east are
two lakes: the small Sarygamysh Lake, on the border between
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and the Aral Sea, divided into
three basins due to its shrinking size, on the border of
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.