Karagiye (Kazakh: Қарақия ойысы, Qaraqiia oiysy; Karagiye means Black Jaw in Turkic[1]) is a 40 kilometres (25 mi) long karsttrench close to the Caspian Sea. At its lowest point at Vpadina Kaundy, it is approximately 134 metres (440 ft) below sea level.[2] It is the lowest point in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, and the former Soviet Union. It is also known as the Karagiye Depression and Karagiye Mountain Trench.[1]
The trench was formed as soluble limestone, dolomite and gypsum dissolved forming potholes, funnels and caves that eventually collapsed. Today the trench features many scarps and offsets and generates long rain clouds caused by the air rising above it.[1] There is a vernal lake in the south-west of the trench and a stream rising from a drilled well that disappears back into the ground within the trench.[1]
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karagiye, kazakh, Қарақия, ойысы, qaraqiia, oiysy, means, black, turkic, kilometres, long, karst, trench, close, caspian, lowest, point, vpadina, kaundy, approximately, metres, below, level, lowest, point, central, asia, kazakhstan, former, soviet, union, also. Karagiye Kazakh Қarakiya ojysy Qaraqiia oiysy Karagiye means Black Jaw in Turkic 1 is a 40 kilometres 25 mi long karst trench close to the Caspian Sea At its lowest point at Vpadina Kaundy it is approximately 134 metres 440 ft below sea level 2 It is the lowest point in Central Asia Kazakhstan and the former Soviet Union It is also known as the Karagiye Depression and Karagiye Mountain Trench 1 Karagiye Қarakiya ojysy Karagiye Mountain Trench 1 Karagiye DepressionView of Karagiye DepressionKaragiyeKaragiye within KazakhstanFloor elevation 134 mLength40 km 1 Width10 km 1 GeologyTypeKarstGeographyLocationMangyshlak Peninsula KazakhstanCoordinates43 24 0 N 51 47 24 E 43 40000 N 51 79000 E 43 40000 51 79000 The trench was formed as soluble limestone dolomite and gypsum dissolved forming potholes funnels and caves that eventually collapsed Today the trench features many scarps and offsets and generates long rain clouds caused by the air rising above it 1 There is a vernal lake in the south west of the trench and a stream rising from a drilled well that disappears back into the ground within the trench 1 The trench is inhabited by mouflon corsac snakes hares and vultures It is the only place within the Mangyshlak Peninsula where mushrooms grow and these are collected by locals 1 See also editKarakiya District Caspian Depression List of countries by lowest point List of places on land with elevations below sea levelReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karagiye a b c d e f g h KAZAKHSTAN THE LAND OF WONDERS Almaty BW KZ 2009 Gall Timothy L Hobby Jeneen M 2007 Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Asia amp Oceania Thomson Gale ISBN 978 1 4144 1093 7 via Internet Archive 22Vpadina Kaundy 22 nbsp This Kazakhstan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karagiye amp oldid 1120293459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
