Why Is the Caspian Sea the Most Mysterious Sea in the World?

Even if the sea were no longer officially recognized as a “sea,” could it still, in essence, remain a sea? In 2018, something happened involving the Caspian Sea that left not only politicians but scientists puzzled as well. This body of water was granted a unique legal status, one unlike anything the world had ever seen. Yet the strangeness of the Caspian Sea does not end there. Its seabed has a hybrid crustal structure, its waters move in ways that defy common sense, and its history holds more mysteries than answers. So what, in the end, is the Caspian Sea really? Sea or Lake? The Mystery of Its Origins and History A Living Legacy of the Animal Kingdom Mysteries of Human History What Lies Beneath the Sea?