Is the Caspian Sea in Europe or Asia?

jk18	The Caspian sea is found mainly in Asia. These countries include: Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , and Turkmenistan, as well as parts of Russia and Iran. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Caspian/Background.html Nov 11 08, 3:59 PM

Buddy1

It is located in Europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea One of the countries it borders (Azerbaijan) is bounded by the Caspian to the east. Since it is part of Eastern Europe, the Caspian Sea is part of Europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan Nov 11 08, 3:59 PM

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I agree partly with jk18: If you look at the traditional border between Europe and Asia it is formed by the Ural Mountains and the Ural River. Therefore the Russian part of the Caspian Sea shore is in Europe. This is also the case with the Kazakh part that lies west of the Ural River. The rest of the sea shore in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iran is in Asia. http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/caspiansea.htm The traditional border between Europe and Asia also follows the Caucasus Mountains. This means that the area in (and north of) the Caucasus belonging to the Russian federation is in Europe, while the area south of the border (Georgia and Azerbaijan) is in Asia. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570768/Europe.html Nov 11 08, 7:33 PM