New landmasses have been discovered in the northern region of the Caspian Sea near Kulaly Island as a result of declining water levels.
Sea-news.az reports that citing “Kazinform,” specialists from the Kazakh Research Institute of the Caspian Sea analyzed satellite imagery from 2021 to 2026. The exposed land areas were identified to the west of the Rybachy Peninsula and to the east of Kulaly Island, part of the Tyuleny Archipelago.
According to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan, the exposure of the seabed has been an ongoing process over recent years due to the shallowing of the Caspian Sea, though the exact surface area of the new landmasses is yet to be determined. Hydrological data from the Kulaly station indicates that in July 2026, the average water level dropped to minus 29.42 meters (BSV).
