Greater Caucasus Geosyncline

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Greater Caucasus Geosyncline

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Caspian Sea
Geology of the Caspian Sea
…the sagging edge of the Greater Caucasus Geosyncline (a downwarp of Earth’s crust), while the submerged Turan Platform in the east swells up in the feature known as the Kara-Bogaz (Garabogaz) Swell. The features of the Abşeron Peninsula region, along with the folded structures on the western side of the…
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…the sagging edge of the Greater Caucasus Geosyncline (a downwarp of Earth’s crust), while the submerged Turan Platform in the east swells up in the feature known as the Kara-Bogaz (Garabogaz) Swell. The features of the Abşeron Peninsula region, along with the folded structures on the western side of the…
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