Gulf of Gorgan

Designations
Official name Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan
Designated 23 June 1975
Reference no. 36[1]

The Gulf of Gorgan (Persian: خلیج گرگان‎), also known as Gorgan Bay, is the largest gulf in the Caspian Sea.[2] It is located at the south-eastern shore of the Caspian Sea near the city of Gorgan in Iran and is separated from the main water body by the Miankaleh peninsula and extends until the Ashuradeh peninsula.

The gulf and the peninsula form a wetland of about 100,000ha with a maximum depth of 2m in the bay. The elevation varies between 18m and 25m below sea level.[3]

Due to evaporation and lack of water inflow, the gulf and the marshland suffer from increasing silting with adverse effect to local marine life and economy.[4][5] Inflow of fresh water from rivers such as the Qarasu reduces salinity with the additional effect of the water becoming muddier.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Gorgan Gulf in Gorgan , [Iran Tourism & Touring Organization]". www.itto.org. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. ↑ Carp, Erik (1980). Directory of Wetlands of International Importance in the Western Palearctic. IUCN. ISBN 9782880323004.
  4. ↑ Editor-M. "Iran: The Caspian Sea and the Gulf of Gorgan in Critical Conditions". www.iranfocus.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ↑ "A worsening water crisis in Gulf of Gorgan". www.iran-daily.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.

Coordinates: 36°49′58.99″N 53°52′47.78″E / 36.8330528°N 53.8799389°E / 36.8330528; 53.8799389


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