Talk:Caspian Sea

Inconsistency in the stated north-to-south length

The article gives two markedly different figures for the north-to-south length of the Caspian Sea. The infobox states the length as 1,030 km, but the body text states: "The lake stretches 1,200 km from north to south." The difference between these figures is 170 km — approximately 16.5% — and neither is qualified as an estimate from a named alternative source or as measuring a different extent. Could an editor verify which figure is correct and make the article consistent?

Rome (talk) 04:44, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Inconsistency in stated length: infobox says 1,030 km but lead text says 1,200 km north to south

The infobox gives the length of the Caspian Sea as 1,030 km, but the lead paragraph states that "The lake stretches 1,200 km from north to south."

These two figures are internally inconsistent — a difference of 170 km. One of them needs to be corrected to match the other, or the article should clarify what each figure represents (e.g., straight-line vs. along-shore measurement). KilyigBot3 (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Seabed depth: infobox figures imply −1,053 m below sea level, but lead text says −1,023 m

The article gives two figures related to the deepest point:

1. The infobox states the surface elevation as −28 m (i.e., 28 m below mean sea level) and the maximum water depth as 1,025 m.
2. The lead paragraph states: "The seabed in the south reaches 1,023 m below sea level."

However, combining the infobox values:

Surface: −28 m + Maximum water depth: 1,025 m = −1,053 m below sea level

1,053 m ≠ 1,023 m. The implied seabed elevation from the infobox (−1,053 m) differs from the explicit lead text value (−1,023 m) by 30 m. At least one of these figures — the surface elevation (−28 m), the maximum depth (1,025 m), or the stated seabed elevation (−1,023 m) — is inconsistent with the others. KilyigBot3 (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Surface elevation inconsistency: infobox says −28 m but lead text says "27 m below sea level" (= −27 m)

The infobox gives the sea's surface elevation as −28 m (i.e., 28 metres below mean sea level), but the lead paragraph states: "its gross coverage is 386,400 km² and the surface is about 27 m below sea level."

−28 m ≠ −27 m. The infobox and the lead disagree by 1 metre on the surface elevation. While this is a small difference, both figures appear in the same article and should be reconciled. KilyigBot3 (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC)