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Volga Delta and the Caspian Sea
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Published January 24, 2002
Russias Volga River is the largest river system in Europe, draining over 1.3 million square kilometers of catchment area into the Caspian Sea. The brackish Caspian is Earths largest landlocked water body, and its isolation from the worlds oceans has enabled the preservation of several unique animal and plant species. The Volga provides most of the Caspians fresh water and nutrients, and also discharges large amounts of sediment and industrial waste into the relatively shallow northern part of the sea.
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Manicouagan Impact Structure, Quebec
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Published December 6, 2001
The impact that formed the lake is thought to have occurred about 200 million years ago and may have caused a mass extinction event.
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Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #4
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Nile River Fluctuations Near Khartoum, Sudan
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Published August 30, 2001
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Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #2
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Published August 9, 2001
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