Lewis Owen
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LOCATION: Riverside, CA, United States
Assistant Professor of Geology, University of California, Riverside. Author of An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues and Environmental Management: Readings and Case Studies.
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Caspian Sea, world’s largest inland body of water. It lies to the east of the Caucasus Mountains and to the west of the vast steppe of Central Asia. The sea’s name derives from the ancient Kaspi peoples, who once lived in Transcaucasia to the west. Among its other historical names, Khazarsk and…
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